The triliteral root ṣād ḥā fā (ص ح ف) occurs nine times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the noun ṣiḥāf (صِحَاف)
- eight times as the noun ṣuḥuf (صُحُف)
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
| (43:71:3) biṣiḥāfin | plates | يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِصِحَافٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ |
Noun
| (20:133:12) l-ṣuḥufi | the Scriptures | أَوَلَمْ تَأْتِهِمْ بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ |
| (53:36:6) ṣuḥufi | (the) Scriptures | أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ |
| (74:52:8) ṣuḥufan | pages | بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُنَشَّرَةً |
| (80:13:2) ṣuḥufin | sheets | فِي صُحُفٍ مُكَرَّمَةٍ |
| (81:10:2) l-ṣuḥufu | the pages | وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ |
| (87:18:4) l-ṣuḥufi | the Scriptures | إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ |
| (87:19:1) ṣuḥufi | (The) Scriptures | صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ |
| (98:2:5) ṣuḥufan | pages | رَسُولٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ يَتْلُو صُحُفًا مُطَهَّرَةً |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
