Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
طين
Parts of Speech
Noun (12×)
Qur'an Occurrences
12 times across 11 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root طين (Tyn) primarily means to plaster or seal with clay or mud. It can also metaphorically refer to God creating someone with a good disposition, or a person performing their work well.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṭ-y-n
Listen: طِينٍ 51:33
Root letters: ط — ي — ن

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun 12×

Concordance — 12 Occurrences

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

Noun (12)

Noun (12 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:61 Noun
وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوۤا۟ إِلَّاۤ إِبۡلِیسَ قَالَ ءَأَسۡجُدُ لِمَنۡ خَلَقۡتَ طِینࣰا ۝٦١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [mention] when We said to the angles, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He said, "Should I prostrate to one You created from clay?"
The Believers 23:12 Noun
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِن سُلَـٰلَةࣲ مِّن طِینࣲ ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay
The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:38 Noun
وَقَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمۡتُ لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَـٰهٍ غَیۡرِی فَأَوۡقِدۡ لِی یَـٰهَـٰمَـٰنُ عَلَى ٱلطِّینِ فَٱجۡعَل لِّی صَرۡحࣰا لَّعَلِّیۤ أَطَّلِعُ إِلَىٰۤ إِلَـٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّی لَأَظُنُّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَـٰذِبِینَ ۝٣٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Pharaoh said, "O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me. Then ignite for me, O Haman, [a fire] upon the clay and make for me a tower that I may look at the God of Moses. And indeed, I do think he is among the liars."
The Prostration, Worship, Adoration, The Adoration 32:7 Noun
ٱلَّذِیۤ أَحۡسَنَ كُلَّ شَیۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥۖ وَبَدَأَ خَلۡقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنِ مِن طِینࣲ ۝٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Who perfected everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:11 Noun
فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَاۤۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّن طِینࣲ لَّازِبِۭ ۝١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
طِينٍ ṭiynin Noun
ٱلطِّينِ lṭiyni Noun
طِينًا ṭiynanā Noun