Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
صبغ
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root صبغ primarily means to dye or color something, like cloth or hair, altering its appearance. It also extends to dipping or immersing things, such as hands in water or food in sauce.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṣ-b-gh
Listen: وَصِبْغٍ 23:20
Root letters: ص — ب — غ

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

All word forms derived from the root صبغ 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 صبغ appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Believers 23:20 Noun
وَشَجَرَةࣰ تَخۡرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَیۡنَاۤءَ تَنۢبُتُ بِٱلدُّهۡنِ وَصِبۡغࣲ لِّلۡءَاكِلِینَ ۝٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [We brought forth] a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produces oil and food for those who eat
The Cow 2:138 Noun
صِبۡغَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَنۡ أَحۡسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ صِبۡغَةࣰۖ وَنَحۡنُ لَهُۥ عَـٰبِدُونَ ۝١٣٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [And say, "Ours is] the religion of Allah . And who is better than Allah in [ordaining] religion? And we are worshippers of Him."

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَصِبْغٍ waṣibghin Noun
صِبْغَةً ṣibghahan Noun
صِبْغَةَ ṣibghaha Noun