The triliteral root shīn mīm zāy (ش م ز) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form VIII verb ish'ma-azzat (ٱشْمَأَزَّتْ). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form VIII) - to shrink with aversion
| (39:45:5) ish'ma-azzat | shrink with aversion | وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ اشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
