عصف
ʿ-ṣ-f
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root عصف across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root عصف (ESf) primarily describes the violent blowing of wind. It also extends to express swiftness in movement, like a fast camel or horse.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʿ-ṣ-f
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كَعَصْفٍ
105:5
Root letters:
ع — ص — ف
Word Family Tree (7 forms)
All word forms derived from the root عصف as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 7×
Concordance — 7 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root عصف appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (6)
Noun (6 verses — showing first 5)
The Elephant 105:5
Noun
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And He made them like eaten straw
Jonah 10:22
Noun
هُوَ ٱلَّذِی یُسَیِّرُكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِۖ حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا كُنتُمۡ فِی ٱلۡفُلۡكِ وَجَرَیۡنَ بِهِم بِرِیحࣲ طَیِّبَةࣲ وَفَرِحُوا۟ بِهَا جَاۤءَتۡهَا رِیحٌ عَاصِفࣱ وَجَاۤءَهُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡجُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانࣲ وَظَنُّوۤا۟ أَنَّهُمۡ أُحِیطَ بِهِمۡ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡلِصِینَ لَهُ ٱلدِّینَ لَىِٕنۡ أَنجَیۡتَنَا مِنۡ هَـٰذِهِۦ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِینَ ٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
It is He who enables you to travel on land and sea until, when you are in ships and they sail with them by a good wind and they rejoice therein, there comes a storm wind and the waves come upon them from everywhere and they assume that they are surrounded, supplicating Allah , sincere to Him in religion, "If You should save us from this, we will surely be among the thankful."
Abraham 14:18
Noun
مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمۡۖ أَعۡمَـٰلُهُمۡ كَرَمَادٍ ٱشۡتَدَّتۡ بِهِ ٱلرِّیحُ فِی یَوۡمٍ عَاصِفࣲۖ لَّا یَقۡدِرُونَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰ شَیۡءࣲۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ ٱلۡبَعِیدُ ١٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
The example of those who disbelieve in their Lord is [that] their deeds are like ashes which the wind blows forcefully on a stormy day; they are unable [to keep] from what they earned a [single] thing. That is what is extreme error
The Prophets 21:81
Noun
وَلِسُلَیۡمَـٰنَ ٱلرِّیحَ عَاصِفَةࣰ تَجۡرِی بِأَمۡرِهِۦۤ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِی بَـٰرَكۡنَا فِیهَاۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَیۡءٍ عَـٰلِمِینَ ٨١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing
وَٱلۡحَبُّ ذُو ٱلۡعَصۡفِ وَٱلرَّیۡحَانُ ١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And grain having husks and scented plants
Derived Forms (7)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| كَعَصْفٍ | kaʿaṣfin | Noun | 1× | |
| فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ | falʿaṣifati | Noun | 1× | |
| عَصْفًا | ʿaṣfanā | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْعَصْفِ | lʿaṣfi | Noun | 1× | |
| عَاصِفَةً | ʿaāṣifahan | Noun | 1× | |
| عَاصِفٍ | ʿaāṣifin | Noun | 1× | |
| عَاصِفٌ | ʿaāṣifun | Noun | 1× |