The noun is'tabraq (إِسْتَبْرَق) occurs four times in the Quran. 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 - brocade, heavy silk
| (18:31:20) wa-is'tabraqin | and heavy brocade | وَيَلْبَسُونَ ثِيَابًا خُضْرًا مِنْ سُنْدُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ |
| (44:53:4) wa-is'tabraqin | and heavy silk | يَلْبَسُونَ مِنْ سُنْدُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ |
| (55:54:6) is'tabraqin | brocade | مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍ بَطَائِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ وَجَنَى الْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ |
| (76:21:5) wa-is'tabraqun | and heavy brocade | عَالِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُنْدُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ |
See Also
- Silk - Ontology of Quranic concepts
- Silk - Wikipedia article
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
