Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
صنع
Qur'an Occurrences
20 times across 14 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root صنع (ṣanaʿa) means to make, craft, or manufacture something skillfully. It also refers to doing a favor or a deed, whether good or bad.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṣ-n-ʿ
Listen: يَصْنَعُونَ 35:8
Root letters: ص — ن — ع

Word Family Tree (14 forms)

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

Verb 16× Noun

Concordance — 20 Occurrences

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

Verb (15) · Noun (4)

Verb (15 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:16 Verb
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ ٱلَّذِینَ لَیۡسَ لَهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ إِلَّا ٱلنَّارُۖ وَحَبِطَ مَا صَنَعُوا۟ فِیهَا وَبَـٰطِلࣱ مَّا كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ ۝١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Those are the ones for whom there is not in the Hereafter but the Fire. And lost is what they did therein, and worthless is what they used to do
Hud 11:37 Verb
وَٱصۡنَعِ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ بِأَعۡیُنِنَا وَوَحۡیِنَا وَلَا تُخَـٰطِبۡنِی فِی ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوۤا۟ إِنَّهُم مُّغۡرَقُونَ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And construct the ship under Our observation and Our inspiration and do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are [to be] drowned."
Hud 11:38 Verb
وَیَصۡنَعُ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ عَلَیۡهِ مَلَأࣱ مِّن قَوۡمِهِۦ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنۡهُۚ قَالَ إِن تَسۡخَرُوا۟ مِنَّا فَإِنَّا نَسۡخَرُ مِنكُمۡ كَمَا تَسۡخَرُونَ ۝٣٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And he constructed the ship, and whenever an assembly of the eminent of his people passed by him, they ridiculed him. He said, "If you ridicule us, then we will ridicule you just as you ridicule
The Thunder 13:31 Verb
وَلَوۡ أَنَّ قُرۡءَانࣰا سُیِّرَتۡ بِهِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ أَوۡ قُطِّعَتۡ بِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَوۡ كُلِّمَ بِهِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰۗ بَل لِّلَّهِ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ جَمِیعًاۗ أَفَلَمۡ یَا۟یۡءَسِ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ أَن لَّوۡ یَشَاۤءُ ٱللَّهُ لَهَدَى ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِیعࣰاۗ وَلَا یَزَالُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ تُصِیبُهُم بِمَا صَنَعُوا۟ قَارِعَةٌ أَوۡ تَحُلُّ قَرِیبࣰا مِّن دَارِهِمۡ حَتَّىٰ یَأۡتِیَ وَعۡدُ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُخۡلِفُ ٱلۡمِیعَادَ ۝٣١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And if there was any qur'an by which the mountains would be removed or the earth would be broken apart or the dead would be made to speak, [it would be this Qur'an], but to Allah belongs the affair entirely. Then have those who believed not accepted that had Allah willed, He would have guided the people, all of them? And those who disbelieve do not cease to be struck, for what they have done, by calamity - or it will descend near their home - until there comes the promise of Allah . Indeed, Allah does not fail in [His] promise
The Bee 16:112 Verb
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلࣰا قَرۡیَةࣰ كَانَتۡ ءَامِنَةࣰ مُّطۡمَىِٕنَّةࣰ یَأۡتِیهَا رِزۡقُهَا رَغَدࣰا مِّن كُلِّ مَكَانࣲ فَكَفَرَتۡ بِأَنۡعُمِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَذَ ٰقَهَا ٱللَّهُ لِبَاسَ ٱلۡجُوعِ وَٱلۡخَوۡفِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَصۡنَعُونَ ۝١١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Allah presents an example: a city which was safe and secure, its provision coming to it in abundance from every location, but it denied the favors of Allah . So Allah made it taste the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been doing

Derived Forms (14)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَصْنَعُونَ yaṣnaʿuwna Verb
صَنَعُوا۟ ṣanaʿuwā Verb
تَصْنَعُونَ taṣnaʿuwna Verb
صُنْعَ ṣunʿa Noun
مَصَانِعَ maṣaāniʿa Noun
ٱصْنَعِ ṣnaʿi Verb
صَنْعَةَ ṣanʿaha Noun
صَنَعُوٓا۟ ṣanaʿuwā Verb
وَٱصْطَنَعْتُكَ waṣṭanaʿtuka Verb
وَلِتُصْنَعَ walituṣnaʿa Verb