صيح
ṣ-y-ḥ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root صيح across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root صيح (SyH) primarily means to raise one's voice, call out, or cry aloud, often vehemently. It can also metaphorically describe being frightened or perishing.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ṣ-y-ḥ
Listen:
صَيْحَةٍ
63:4
Root letters:
ص — ي — ح
Word Family Tree (4 forms)
All word forms derived from the root صيح as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 13×
Concordance — 13 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root صيح appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (13)
Noun (13 verses — showing first 5)
Hud 11:67
Noun
وَأَخَذَ ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّیۡحَةُ فَأَصۡبَحُوا۟ فِی دِیَـٰرِهِمۡ جَـٰثِمِینَ ٦٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen pron
Hud 11:94
Noun
وَلَمَّا جَاۤءَ أَمۡرُنَا نَجَّیۡنَا شُعَیۡبࣰا وَٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحۡمَةࣲ مِّنَّا وَأَخَذَتِ ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّیۡحَةُ فَأَصۡبَحُوا۟ فِی دِیَـٰرِهِمۡ جَـٰثِمِینَ ٩٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when Our command came, We saved Shu'ayb and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us. And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen pron
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّیۡحَةُ مُشۡرِقِینَ ٧٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So the shriek seized them at sunrise
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّیۡحَةُ مُصۡبِحِینَ ٨٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But the shriek seized them at early morning
The Believers 23:41
Noun
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّیۡحَةُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُمۡ غُثَاۤءࣰۚ فَبُعۡدࣰا لِّلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِینَ ٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So the shriek seized them in truth, and We made them as [plant] stubble. Then away with the wrongdoing people
Derived Forms (4)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلصَّيْحَةُ | lṣayḥahu | Noun | 6× | |
| صَيْحَةً | ṣayḥahan | Noun | 5× | |
| صَيْحَةٍ | ṣayḥahin | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلصَّيْحَةَ | lṣayḥaha | Noun | 1× |