The triliteral root kāf sīn fā (ك س ف) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the noun kis'f (كِسْف)
- four times as the noun kisaf (كِسَف)
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
(52:44:3) kis'fan | a portion | وَإِنْ يَرَوْا كِسْفًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا سَحَابٌ مَرْكُومٌ |
Noun
(17:92:7) kisafan | (in) pieces | أَوْ تُسْقِطَ السَّمَاءَ كَمَا زَعَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا |
(26:187:3) kisafan | fragments | فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ |
(30:48:13) kisafan | fragments | وَيَجْعَلُهُ كِسَفًا فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَالِهِ |
(34:9:20) kisafan | fragments | إِنْ نَشَأْ نَخْسِفْ بِهِمُ الْأَرْضَ أَوْ نُسْقِطْ عَلَيْهِمْ كِسَفًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary