Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
صدف
Parts of Speech
Verb (5×), Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
6 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "Sdf" primarily refers to anything high or lofty, like a wall or mountain. It also denotes the side of a mountain or the space between two mountains.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṣ-d-f
Listen: ٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ 18:96
Root letters: ص — د — ف

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 6 Occurrences

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

Verb (2) · Noun (1)

Verb (2 verses — showing first 5)

Cattle, Livestock 6:157 Verb
أَوۡ تَقُولُوا۟ لَوۡ أَنَّاۤ أُنزِلَ عَلَیۡنَا ٱلۡكِتَـٰبُ لَكُنَّاۤ أَهۡدَىٰ مِنۡهُمۡۚ فَقَدۡ جَاۤءَكُم بَیِّنَةࣱ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَهُدࣰى وَرَحۡمَةࣱۚ فَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن كَذَّبَ بِءَایَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَصَدَفَ عَنۡهَاۗ سَنَجۡزِی ٱلَّذِینَ یَصۡدِفُونَ عَنۡ ءَایَـٰتِنَا سُوۤءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَصۡدِفُونَ ۝١٥٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or lest you say, "If only the Scripture had been revealed to us, we would have been better guided than they." So there has [now] come to you a clear evidence from your Lord and a guidance and mercy. Then who is more unjust than one who denies the verses of Allah and turns away from them? We will recompense those who turn away from Our verses with the worst of punishment for their having turned away
Cattle, Livestock 6:46 Verb
قُلۡ أَرَءَیۡتُمۡ إِنۡ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ سَمۡعَكُمۡ وَأَبۡصَـٰرَكُمۡ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِكُم مَّنۡ إِلَـٰهٌ غَیۡرُ ٱللَّهِ یَأۡتِیكُم بِهِۗ ٱنظُرۡ كَیۡفَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ ثُمَّ هُمۡ یَصۡدِفُونَ ۝٤٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should take away your hearing and your sight and set a seal upon your hearts, which deity other than Allah could bring them [back] to you?" Look how we diversify the verses; then they [still] turn away

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَصْدِفُونَ yaṣdifuwna Verb
ٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ lṣadafayni Noun
وَصَدَفَ waṣadafa Verb