Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
شيب
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root شيب (shyb) primarily describes something white-haired or hoary, like an old person. It can also be used metaphorically for mountains white with snow or frost, or even white truffles.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: sh-y-b
Listen: شِيبًا 73:17
Root letters: ش — ي — ب

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (3)

Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)

Mary 19:4 Noun
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّی وَهَنَ ٱلۡعَظۡمُ مِنِّی وَٱشۡتَعَلَ ٱلرَّأۡسُ شَیۡبࣰا وَلَمۡ أَكُنۢ بِدُعَاۤىِٕكَ رَبِّ شَقِیࣰّا ۝٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy
The Romans, The Byzantines 30:54 Noun
۞ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَكُم مِّن ضَعۡفࣲ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ضَعۡفࣲ قُوَّةࣰ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ قُوَّةࣲ ضَعۡفࣰا وَشَیۡبَةࣰۚ یَخۡلُقُ مَا یَشَاۤءُۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ ٱلۡقَدِیرُ ۝٥٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Allah is the one who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then made after strength weakness and white hair. He creates what He wills, and He is the Knowing, the Competent
The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up, The Mantled One 73:17 Noun
فَكَیۡفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرۡتُمۡ یَوۡمࣰا یَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡوِلۡدَ ٰنَ شِیبًا ۝١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white- haired

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
شِيبًا shiybanā Noun
وَشَيْبَةً washaybahan Noun
شَيْبًا shaybanā Noun