Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
صمم
Qur'an Occurrences
15 times across 13 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root صمم (Smm) primarily conveys the idea of being deaf or having a blocked ear. It also extends to meaning firmness, resolution, or being determined, as if one is deaf to distractions.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṣ-m-m
Listen: فَأَصَمَّهُمْ 47:23
Root letters: ص — م — م

Word Family Tree (9 forms)

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

Noun 12× Verb

Concordance — 15 Occurrences

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

Noun (12) · Verb (2)

Noun (12 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:42 Noun
وَمِنۡهُم مَّن یَسۡتَمِعُونَ إِلَیۡكَۚ أَفَأَنتَ تُسۡمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ وَلَوۡ كَانُوا۟ لَا یَعۡقِلُونَ ۝٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear, although they will not use reason
Hud 11:24 Noun
۞ مَثَلُ ٱلۡفَرِیقَیۡنِ كَٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ وَٱلۡأَصَمِّ وَٱلۡبَصِیرِ وَٱلسَّمِیعِۚ هَلۡ یَسۡتَوِیَانِ مَثَلًاۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ۝٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The example of the two parties is like the blind and deaf, and the seeing and hearing. Are they equal in comparison? Then, will you not remember
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:97 Noun
وَمَن یَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِۖ وَمَن یُضۡلِلۡ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمۡ أَوۡلِیَاۤءَ مِن دُونِهِۦۖ وَنَحۡشُرُهُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ عُمۡیࣰا وَبُكۡمࣰا وَصُمࣰّاۖ مَّأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ كُلَّمَا خَبَتۡ زِدۡنَـٰهُمۡ سَعِیرࣰا ۝٩٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And whoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces - blind, dumb and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides We increase them in blazing fire
The Prophets 21:45 Noun
قُلۡ إِنَّمَاۤ أُنذِرُكُم بِٱلۡوَحۡیِۚ وَلَا یَسۡمَعُ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلدُّعَاۤءَ إِذَا مَا یُنذَرُونَ ۝٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned
The Criterion, The Standard 25:73 Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِءَایَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ لَمۡ یَخِرُّوا۟ عَلَیۡهَا صُمࣰّا وَعُمۡیَانࣰا ۝٧٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind

Derived Forms (9)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلصُّمَّ lṣuma Noun
ٱلصُّمُّ lṣumu Noun
وَصَمُّوا۟ waṣamuwā Verb
صُمٌّۢ ṣumun Noun
فَأَصَمَّهُمْ faʾaaṣamahum Verb
صُمًّا ṣumanā Noun
وَصُمًّا waṣumanā Noun
وَٱلْأَصَمِّ walʾaaṣami Noun
صُمٌّ ṣumun Noun