Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
صور
Qur'an Occurrences
19 times across 17 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root S-W-R primarily means to incline, lean, or turn something. It can also mean to cut or dissect.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṣ-w-r
Listen: صُورَةٍ 82:8
Root letters: ص — و — ر

Word Family Tree (8 forms)

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

Noun 14× Verb

Concordance — 19 Occurrences

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

Noun (14) · Verb (5)

Noun (14 verses — showing first 5)

The Cave 18:99 Noun
۞ وَتَرَكۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ یَمُوجُ فِی بَعۡضࣲۖ وَنُفِخَ فِی ٱلصُّورِ فَجَمَعۡنَـٰهُمۡ جَمۡعࣰا ۝٩٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We will leave them that day surging over each other, and [then] the Horn will be blown, and We will assemble them in [one] assembly
Ta Ha 20:102 Noun
یَوۡمَ یُنفَخُ فِی ٱلصُّورِۚ وَنَحۡشُرُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ زُرۡقࣰا ۝١٠٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The Day the Horn will be blown. And We will gather the criminals, that Day, blue-eyed
The Believers 23:101 Noun
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِی ٱلصُّورِ فَلَاۤ أَنسَابَ بَیۡنَهُمۡ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ وَلَا یَتَسَاۤءَلُونَ ۝١٠١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another
The Ant, The Ants 27:87 Noun
وَیَوۡمَ یُنفَخُ فِی ٱلصُّورِ فَفَزِعَ مَن فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَمَن فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِلَّا مَن شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُۚ وَكُلٌّ أَتَوۡهُ دَ ٰخِرِینَ ۝٨٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [warn of] the Day the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will be terrified except whom Allah wills. And all will come to Him humbled
Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:51 Noun
وَنُفِخَ فِی ٱلصُّورِ فَإِذَا هُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمۡ یَنسِلُونَ ۝٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the Horn will be blown; and at once from the graves to their Lord they will hasten

Derived Forms (8)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلصُّورِ lṣuwri Noun 10×
صُوَرَكُمْ ṣuwarakum Noun
وَصَوَّرَكُمْ waṣawarakum Verb
صُورَةٍ ṣuwrahin Noun
ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ lmuṣawiru Noun
صَوَّرْنَٰكُمْ ṣawarnakum Verb
يُصَوِّرُكُمْ yuṣawirukum Verb
فَصُرْهُنَّ faṣurhuna Verb