Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
صفف
Parts of Speech
Noun (14×)
Qur'an Occurrences
14 times across 11 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root صَفَف primarily means to arrange things in a row or line, to set them in order, or to draw them up in ranks.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṣ-f-f
Listen: صَفًّا 89:22
Root letters: ص — ف — ف

Word Family Tree (7 forms)

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

Noun 14×

Concordance — 14 Occurrences

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

Noun (12)

Noun (12 verses — showing first 5)

The Cave 18:48 Noun
وَعُرِضُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ صَفࣰّا لَّقَدۡ جِئۡتُمُونَا كَمَا خَلَقۡنَـٰكُمۡ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةِۭۚ بَلۡ زَعَمۡتُمۡ أَلَّن نَّجۡعَلَ لَكُم مَّوۡعِدࣰا ۝٤٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they will be presented before your Lord in rows, [and He will say], "You have certainly come to Us just as We created you the first time. But you claimed that We would never make for you an appointment."
Ta Ha 20:64 Noun
فَأَجۡمِعُوا۟ كَیۡدَكُمۡ ثُمَّ ٱئۡتُوا۟ صَفࣰّاۚ وَقَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ مَنِ ٱسۡتَعۡلَىٰ ۝٦٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So resolve upon your plan and then come [forward] in line. And he has succeeded today who overcomes."
The Pilgrimage 22:36 Noun
وَٱلۡبُدۡنَ جَعَلۡنَـٰهَا لَكُم مِّن شَعَـٰۤىِٕرِ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمۡ فِیهَا خَیۡرࣱۖ فَٱذۡكُرُوا۟ ٱسۡمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَیۡهَا صَوَاۤفَّۖ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتۡ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا۟ مِنۡهَا وَأَطۡعِمُوا۟ ٱلۡقَانِعَ وَٱلۡمُعۡتَرَّۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ سَخَّرۡنَـٰهَا لَكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ۝٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the camels and cattle We have appointed for you as among the symbols of Allah ; for you therein is good. So mention the name of Allah upon them when lined up [for sacrifice]; and when they are [lifeless] on their sides, then eat from them and feed the needy and the beggar. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may be grateful
The Light 24:41 Noun
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ یُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ مَن فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱلطَّیۡرُ صَـٰۤفَّـٰتࣲۖ كُلࣱّ قَدۡ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَهُۥ وَتَسۡبِیحَهُۥۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِیمُۢ بِمَا یَفۡعَلُونَ ۝٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Do you not see that Allah is exalted by whomever is within the heavens and the earth and [by] the birds with wings spread [in flight]? Each [of them] has known his [means of] prayer and exalting [Him], and Allah is Knowing of what they do
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:1 Noun
وَٱلصَّـٰۤفَّـٰتِ صَفࣰّا ۝١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): By those [angels] lined up in row

Derived Forms (7)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
صَفًّا ṣafanā Noun
صَٰٓفَّٰتٍ ṣafatin Noun
مَصْفُوفَةٌ maṣfuwfahun Noun
مَّصْفُوفَةٍ maṣfuwfahin Noun
ٱلصَّآفُّونَ lṣaāfuwna Noun
وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ walṣafati Noun
صَوَآفَّ ṣawaāfa Noun