ص ب أ ص ب ب ص ب ح ص ب ر ص ب ع ص ب غ ص ب و ص ح ب ص ح ف ص خ خ ص خ ر ص د د ص د ر ص د ع ص د ف ص د ق ص د ي ص ر ح ص ر خ ص ر ر ص ر ص ر ص ر ط ص ر ع ص ر ف ص ر م ص ع د ص ع ر ص ع ق ص غ ر ص غ و ص ف ح ص ف د ص ف ر ص ف ص ف ص ف ف ص ف ن ص ف و ص ك ك ص ل ب ص ل ح ص ل د ص ل ص ل ص ل و ص ل ي ص م ت ص م د ص م ع ص م م ص ن ع ص ن م ص ن و ص ه ر ص و ب ص و ت ص و ر ص و ع ص و ف ص و م ص ي ح ص ي د ص ي ر ص ي ص ص ي ف Go
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 Verb (form VIII) - to choose (2:130:11) iṣ'ṭafaynāhu We chose him وَلَقَدِ اصْطَفَيْنَاهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا (2:132:9) iṣ'ṭafā has chosen إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَىٰ لَكُمُ الدِّينَ (2:247:29) iṣ'ṭafāhu has chosen him قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَاهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَزَادَهُ بَسْطَةً فِي الْعِلْمِ وَالْجِسْمِ (3:33:3) iṣ'ṭafā chose 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'ṭafāki and chosen you وَاصْطَفَاكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ (7:144:4) iṣ'ṭafaytuka have chosen you إِنِّي اصْطَفَيْتُكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ بِرِسَالَاتِي وَبِكَلَامِي (22:75:2) yaṣṭafī chooses اللَّهُ يَصْطَفِي مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ النَّاسِ (27:59:8) iṣ'ṭafā He has chosen قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَىٰ (35:32:5) iṣ'ṭafaynā We have chosen ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتَابَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا (37:153:1) aṣṭafā Has He chosen أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ (39:4:7) la-iṣ'ṭafā surely, 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) muṣaffan purified وَأَنْهَارٌ مِنْ خَمْرٍ لَذَّةٍ لِلشَّارِبِينَ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِنْ عَسَلٍ مُصَفًّى
Passive participle (form VIII) (38:47:4) l-muṣ'ṭafayna the chosen ones وَإِنَّهُمْ عِنْدَنَا لَمِنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الْأَخْيَارِ
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