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Quran Dictionary - ص ف ف

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The triliteral root ṣād fā fā (ص ف ف) occurs 14 times in the Quran, in five derived forms:

  • once as the noun ṣawāff (صَوَآفّ)
  • seven times as the verbal noun ṣaff (صَفّ)
  • three times as the active participle ṣāffāt (صَآفَّٰت)
  • once as the active participle ṣāffūn (صَّآفُّون)
  • twice as the passive participle maṣfūfat (مَصْفُوفَة)

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.

Noun

(22:36:14) ṣawāffa(when) lined up فَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا صَوَافَّ

Verbal noun

(18:48:4) ṣaffan(in) rows وَعُرِضُوا عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ صَفًّا
(20:64:5) ṣaffan(in) a line فَأَجْمِعُوا كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ائْتُوا صَفًّا
(37:1:2) ṣaffan(in) rows وَالصَّافَّاتِ صَفًّا
(61:4:8) ṣaffan(in) a row إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفًّا
(78:38:5) ṣaffan(in) rows يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ صَفًّا
(89:22:4) ṣaffanrank وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا
(89:22:5) ṣaffan(upon) rank صَفًّا

Active participle

(24:41:12) ṣāffātin(with) wings outspread وَالطَّيْرُ صَافَّاتٍ كُلٌّ قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَهُ وَتَسْبِيحَهُ
(37:1:1) wal-ṣāfātiBy those lined وَالصَّافَّاتِ صَفًّا
(67:19:6) ṣāffātinspreading (their wings) أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا إِلَى الطَّيْرِ فَوْقَهُمْ صَافَّاتٍ وَيَقْبِضْنَ

Active participle

(37:165:3) l-ṣāfūnastand in rows وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الصَّافُّونَ

Passive participle

(1) Noun

(52:20:4) maṣfūfatinlined up مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَصْفُوفَةٍ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُمْ بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

(2) Adjective

(88:15:2) maṣfūfatunlined up وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ

See Also

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