صبر
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to patience
Lexical Summary
Definitions (7)
Meanings associated with the root صبر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root "Sbr" primarily means to confine or restrain. This can apply to oneself, leading to the meaning of patience or endurance, especially in the face of adversity.Lane's Lexicon
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In Qur'anic usage: "to patience"Quranic Arabic Corpus
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"a patience"Contextual usage
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"Be steadfast"Contextual usage
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"so patience"Contextual usage
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"patient"Contextual usage
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"the patient ones"Contextual usage
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
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بِالصَّبْرِ
103:3
Root letters:
ص — ب — ر
Word Family Tree (43 forms)
All word forms derived from the root صبر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 62×
Noun 42×
Adjective 1×
Concordance — 105 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root صبر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (59) · Noun (29)
Verb (59 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:109
Verb
وَٱتَّبِعۡ مَا یُوحَىٰۤ إِلَیۡكَ وَٱصۡبِرۡ حَتَّىٰ یَحۡكُمَ ٱللَّهُۚ وَهُوَ خَیۡرُ ٱلۡحَـٰكِمِینَ ١٠٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And follow what is revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and be patient until Allah will judge. And He is the best of judges
Hud 11:11
Verb
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِینَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُم مَّغۡفِرَةࣱ وَأَجۡرࣱ كَبِیرࣱ ١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Except for those who are patient and do righteous deeds; those will have forgiveness and great reward
Hud 11:115
Verb
وَٱصۡبِرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُضِیعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ١١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And be patient, for indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good
Hud 11:49
Verb
تِلۡكَ مِنۡ أَنۢبَاۤءِ ٱلۡغَیۡبِ نُوحِیهَاۤ إِلَیۡكَۖ مَا كُنتَ تَعۡلَمُهَاۤ أَنتَ وَلَا قَوۡمُكَ مِن قَبۡلِ هَـٰذَاۖ فَٱصۡبِرۡۖ إِنَّ ٱلۡعَـٰقِبَةَ لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ ٤٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]. You knew it not, neither you nor your people, before this. So be patient; indeed, the [best] outcome is for the righteous
Joseph 12:90
Verb
قَالُوۤا۟ أَءِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ یُوسُفُۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ یُوسُفُ وَهَـٰذَاۤ أَخِیۖ قَدۡ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیۡنَاۤۖ إِنَّهُۥ مَن یَتَّقِ وَیَصۡبِرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُضِیعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ٩٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They said, "Are you indeed Joseph?" He said "I am Joseph, and this is my brother. Allah has certainly favored us. Indeed, he who fears Allah and is patient, then indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good."
Derived Forms (43)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
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| فَٱصْبِرْ | faṣbir | Verb | 11× | |
| صَبَرُوا۟ | ṣabaruwā | Verb | 11× | |
| صَبْرًا | N|ACC|S|M|INDEF | Noun | a patience | 8× |
| ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ | lṣabiriyna | Noun | 8× | |
| وَٱصْبِرْ | waṣbir | Verb | 7× | |
| تَصْبِرُوا۟ | taṣbiruwā | Verb | 5× | |
| بِالصَّبْرِ | N|GEN|S|M|DEF | Noun | to patience; through patience | 4× |
| وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ | walṣabiriyna | Noun | 4× | |
| وَٱصْطَبِرْ | waṣṭabir | Verb | 3× | |
| صَبَّارٍ | ṣabaārin | Noun | 3× |