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Quran Dictionary - ص ف و

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The triliteral root ṣād fā wāw (ص ف و) occurs 17 times in the Quran, in five derived forms:

  • twice as the form IV verb aṣfā (أَصْفَىٰ)
  • 12 times as the form VIII verb iṣ'ṭafā (ٱصْطَفَىٰ)
  • once as the noun ṣafwān (صَفْوَان)
  • once as the form II passive participle muṣaffan (مُّصَفًّى)
  • once as the form VIII passive participle muṣ'ṭafayn (مُصْطَفَيْن)

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 IV) - to choose

(17:40:1) afa-aṣfākumThen has your Lord chosen (for) you أَفَأَصْفَاكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِالْبَنِينَ وَاتَّخَذَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنَاثًا
(43:16:6) wa-aṣfākumand He has chosen (for) you أَمِ اتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَاكُمْ بِالْبَنِينَ

Verb (form VIII) - to choose

(2:130:11) iṣ'ṭafaynāhuWe chose him وَلَقَدِ اصْطَفَيْنَاهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا
(2:132:9) iṣ'ṭafāhas chosen إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَىٰ لَكُمُ الدِّينَ
(2:247:29) iṣ'ṭafāhuhas chosen him قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَاهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَزَادَهُ بَسْطَةً فِي الْعِلْمِ وَالْجِسْمِ
(3:33:3) iṣ'ṭafāchose إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَىٰ آدَمَ وَنُوحًا وَآلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
(3:42:7) iṣ'ṭafāki(has) chosen you يَا مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَاكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ
(3:42:9) wa-iṣ'ṭafākiand chosen you وَاصْطَفَاكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ
(7:144:4) iṣ'ṭafaytukahave chosen you إِنِّي اصْطَفَيْتُكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ بِرِسَالَاتِي وَبِكَلَامِي
(22:75:2) yaṣṭafīchooses اللَّهُ يَصْطَفِي مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ النَّاسِ
(27:59:8) iṣ'ṭafāHe has chosen قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَىٰ
(35:32:5) iṣ'ṭafaynāWe have chosen ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتَابَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا
(37:153:1) aṣṭafāHas He chosen أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ
(39:4:7) la-iṣ'ṭafāsurely, He (could) have chosen لَوْ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا لَاصْطَفَىٰ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ

Noun

(2:264:21) ṣafwānin(that of a) smooth rock فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ صَفْوَانٍ عَلَيْهِ تُرَابٌ فَأَصَابَهُ وَابِلٌ فَتَرَكَهُ صَلْدًا

Passive participle (form II)

(47:15:26) muṣaffanpurified وَأَنْهَارٌ مِنْ خَمْرٍ لَذَّةٍ لِلشَّارِبِينَ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِنْ عَسَلٍ مُصَفًّى

Passive participle (form VIII)

(38:47:4) l-muṣ'ṭafaynathe chosen ones وَإِنَّهُمْ عِنْدَنَا لَمِنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الْأَخْيَارِ

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