Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
صلصل
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root SlSl primarily describes the sound of dry clay or pottery when struck, a clinking or ringing sound. It also refers to the sound of a bridle or chain, and by extension, the sound of a bell.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṣ-l-ṣ-l
Listen: صَلْصَٰلٍ 55:14
Root letters: ص — ل — ص — ل

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Noun (4)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:26 Noun
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَـٰلࣲ مِّنۡ حَمَإࣲ مَّسۡنُونࣲ ۝٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:28 Noun
وَإِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ إِنِّی خَـٰلِقُۢ بَشَرࣰا مِّن صَلۡصَـٰلࣲ مِّنۡ حَمَإࣲ مَّسۡنُونࣲ ۝٢٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:33 Noun
قَالَ لَمۡ أَكُن لِّأَسۡجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقۡتَهُۥ مِن صَلۡصَـٰلࣲ مِّنۡ حَمَإࣲ مَّسۡنُونࣲ ۝٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud."
The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful 55:14 Noun
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَـٰلࣲ كَٱلۡفَخَّارِ ۝١٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He created man from clay like [that of] pottery

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
صَلْصَٰلٍ ṣalṣalin Noun