The triliteral root ʿayn ṣād wāw (ع ص و) occurs 12 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- 10 times as the noun ʿaṣā (عَصَا)
- twice as the noun ʿiṣiyy (عِصِيّ)
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
| (2:60:7) biʿaṣāka | with your staff | وَإِذِ اسْتَسْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ |
| (7:107:2) ʿaṣāhu | his staff | فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُبِينٌ |
| (7:117:6) ʿaṣāka | your staff | وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ |
| (7:160:14) biʿaṣāka | with your staff | أَنِ اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ |
| (20:18:3) ʿaṣāya | (is) my staff | قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِي |
| (26:32:2) ʿaṣāhu | his staff | فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُبِينٌ |
| (26:45:3) ʿaṣāhu | his staff | فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ |
| (26:63:6) biʿaṣāka | with your staff | فَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنِ اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْبَحْرَ فَانْفَلَقَ |
| (27:10:2) ʿaṣāka | your staff | وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَانٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ |
| (28:31:3) ʿaṣāka | your staff | وَأَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَانٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا |
Noun
| (20:66:6) waʿiṣiyyuhum | and their staffs | فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ |
| (26:44:3) waʿiṣiyyahum | and their staffs | فَأَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَالِبُونَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
