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Quran Dictionary - ع ص م

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The triliteral root ʿayn ṣād mīm (ع ص م) occurs 13 times in the Quran, in five derived forms:

  • three times as the form I verb yaʿṣimu (يَعْصِمُ)
  • five times as the form VIII verb iʿ'taṣamu (ٱعْتَصَمُ)
  • once as the form X verb is'taʿṣama (ٱسْتَعْصَمَ)
  • once as the noun ʿiṣam (عِصَم)
  • three times as the active participle ʿāṣim (عَاصِم)

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Verb (form I) - to save, to protect

(5:67:16) yaʿṣimukawill protect you وَاللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ
(11:43:5) yaʿṣimunī(that) will save me قَالَ سَآوِي إِلَىٰ جَبَلٍ يَعْصِمُنِي مِنَ الْمَاءِ
(33:17:5) yaʿṣimukum(can) protect you قُلْ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَعْصِمُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ سُوءًا

Verb (form VIII) - to hold fast

(3:101:11) yaʿtaṣimholds firmly وَمَنْ يَعْتَصِمْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ هُدِيَ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ
(3:103:1) wa-iʿ'taṣimūAnd hold firmly وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا
(4:146:5) wa-iʿ'taṣamūand hold fast إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَأَصْلَحُوا وَاعْتَصَمُوا بِاللَّهِ وَأَخْلَصُوا دِينَهُمْ لِلَّهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
(4:175:5) wa-iʿ'taṣamūand held fast فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَاعْتَصَمُوا بِهِ فَسَيُدْخِلُهُمْ فِي رَحْمَةٍ مِنْهُ
(22:78:37) wa-iʿ'taṣimūand hold fast فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِاللَّهِ هُوَ مَوْلَاكُمْ

Verb (form X) - to save

(12:32:10) fa-is'taʿṣamabut he saved himself وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدْتُهُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ فَاسْتَعْصَمَ

Noun

(60:10:40) biʿiṣamito marriage bonds وَلَا تُمْسِكُوا بِعِصَمِ الْكَوَافِرِ وَاسْأَلُوا مَا أَنْفَقْتُمْ

Active participle

(10:27:14) ʿāṣimindefender وَتَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ مَا لَهُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍ
(11:43:10) ʿāṣimaprotector قَالَ لَا عَاصِمَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا مَنْ رَحِمَ
(40:33:9) ʿāṣiminprotector يَوْمَ تُوَلُّونَ مُدْبِرِينَ مَا لَكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍ

See Also

Language Research Group
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