Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
شفي
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×), Verb (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
6 times across 6 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root شفي across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root شفي primarily means to heal or recover from illness. It also conveys the idea of being satisfied or having enough of something, like quenching thirst.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: sh-f-y
Listen: وَشِفَآءٌ 41:44
Root letters: ش — ف — ي

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

All word forms derived from the root شفي as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 6 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root شفي appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (4) · Verb (2)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:57 Noun
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدۡ جَاۤءَتۡكُم مَّوۡعِظَةࣱ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَشِفَاۤءࣱ لِّمَا فِی ٱلصُّدُورِ وَهُدࣰى وَرَحۡمَةࣱ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ ۝٥٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): O mankind, there has to come to you instruction from your Lord and healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and mercy for the believers
The Bee 16:69 Noun
ثُمَّ كُلِی مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰتِ فَٱسۡلُكِی سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلࣰاۚ یَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابࣱ مُّخۡتَلِفٌ أَلۡوَ ٰنُهُۥ فِیهِ شِفَاۤءࣱ لِّلنَّاسِۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَتَفَكَّرُونَ ۝٦٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:82 Noun
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاۤءࣱ وَرَحۡمَةࣱ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ وَلَا یَزِیدُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِینَ إِلَّا خَسَارࣰا ۝٨٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss
Explained in Detail, Revelations Well Expounded 41:44 Noun
وَلَوۡ جَعَلۡنَـٰهُ قُرۡءَانًا أَعۡجَمِیࣰّا لَّقَالُوا۟ لَوۡلَا فُصِّلَتۡ ءَایَـٰتُهُۥۤۖ ءَا۬عۡجَمِیࣱّ وَعَرَبِیࣱّۗ قُلۡ هُوَ لِلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هُدࣰى وَشِفَاۤءࣱۚ وَٱلَّذِینَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ فِیۤ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَقۡرࣱ وَهُوَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ عَمًىۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ یُنَادَوۡنَ مِن مَّكَانِۭ بَعِیدࣲ ۝٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And if We had made it a non-Arabic Qur'an, they would have said, "Why are its verses not explained in detail [in our language]? Is it a foreign [recitation] and an Arab [messenger]?" Say, "It is, for those who believe, a guidance and cure." And those who do not believe - in their ears is deafness, and it is upon them blindness. Those are being called from a distant place

Derived Forms (4)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَشِفَآءٌ washifaāʾun Noun
شِفَآءٌ shifaāʾun Noun
يَشْفِينِ yashfiyni Verb
وَيَشْفِ wayashfi Verb