Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
صبع
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root صبع primarily refers to a finger or toe. It can metaphorically describe an "imprint" of goodness or influence, as in God's favor or a shepherd's care for his flock.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṣ-b-ʿ
Listen: أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ 71:7
Root letters: ص — ب — ع

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Cow 2:19 Noun
أَوۡ كَصَیِّبࣲ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ فِیهِ ظُلُمَـٰتࣱ وَرَعۡدࣱ وَبَرۡقࣱ یَجۡعَلُونَ أَصَـٰبِعَهُمۡ فِیۤ ءَاذَانِهِم مِّنَ ٱلصَّوَ ٰعِقِ حَذَرَ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۚ وَٱللَّهُ مُحِیطُۢ بِٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ ۝١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers
Noah 71:7 Noun
وَإِنِّی كُلَّمَا دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ لِتَغۡفِرَ لَهُمۡ جَعَلُوۤا۟ أَصَـٰبِعَهُمۡ فِیۤ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَٱسۡتَغۡشَوۡا۟ ثِیَابَهُمۡ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوا۟ ٱسۡتِكۡبَارࣰا ۝٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ ʾaaṣabiʿahum Noun