شمس
sh-m-s
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root شمس across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root شمس primarily describes a day being sunny or the sun being intense. It also refers to a horse refusing to be ridden, becoming rebellious, or a woman abstaining from men.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
sh-m-s
Listen:
وَٱلشَّمْسِ
91:1
Root letters:
ش — م — س
Word Family Tree (9 forms)
All word forms derived from the root شمس as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 33×
Concordance — 33 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root شمس appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (32)
Noun (32 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:5
Noun
هُوَ ٱلَّذِی جَعَلَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ ضِیَاۤءࣰ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ نُورࣰا وَقَدَّرَهُۥ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعۡلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِینَ وَٱلۡحِسَابَۚ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ذَ ٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ یُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ لِقَوۡمࣲ یَعۡلَمُونَ ٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
It is He who made the sun a shining light and the moon a derived light and determined for it phases - that you may know the number of years and account [of time]. Allah has not created this except in truth. He details the signs for a people who kno
Joseph 12:4
Noun
إِذۡ قَالَ یُوسُفُ لِأَبِیهِ یَـٰۤأَبَتِ إِنِّی رَأَیۡتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوۡكَبࣰا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ رَأَیۡتُهُمۡ لِی سَـٰجِدِینَ ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me."
The Thunder 13:2
Noun
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی رَفَعَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ بِغَیۡرِ عَمَدࣲ تَرَوۡنَهَاۖ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلࣱّ یَجۡرِی لِأَجَلࣲ مُّسَمࣰّىۚ یُدَبِّرُ ٱلۡأَمۡرَ یُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمۡ تُوقِنُونَ ٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
It is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain
Abraham 14:33
Noun
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ دَاۤىِٕبَیۡنِۖ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّیۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And He subjected for you the sun and the moon, continuous [in orbit], and subjected for you the night and the day
The Bee 16:12
Noun
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّیۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ وَٱلنُّجُومُ مُسَخَّرَ ٰتُۢ بِأَمۡرِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَـٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَعۡقِلُونَ ١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason
Derived Forms (9)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلشَّمْسَ | lshamsa | Noun | 11× | |
| ٱلشَّمْسِ | lshamsi | Noun | 5× | |
| وَٱلشَّمْسَ | walshamsa | Noun | 5× | |
| ٱلشَّمْسُ | lshamsu | Noun | 4× | |
| وَٱلشَّمْسُ | walshamsu | Noun | 3× | |
| لِلشَّمْسِ | lilshamsi | Noun | 2× | |
| وَٱلشَّمْسِ | walshamsi | Noun | 1× | |
| شَمْسًا | shamsanā | Noun | 1× | |
| بِٱلشَّمْسِ | bilshamsi | Noun | 1× |