The triliteral root ṣād bā bā (ص ب ب) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- four times as the form I verb ṣabba (صَبَّ)
- once as the verbal noun ṣabb (صَبّ)
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.
Verb (form I) - to pour
| (22:19:13) yuṣabbu | Will be poured | قُطِّعَتْ لَهُمْ ثِيَابٌ مِنْ نَارٍ يُصَبُّ مِنْ فَوْقِ رُءُوسِهِمُ الْحَمِيمُ |
| (44:48:2) ṣubbū | pour | ثُمَّ صُبُّوا فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْحَمِيمِ |
| (80:25:2) ṣababnā | [We] poured | أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا |
| (89:13:1) faṣabba | So poured | فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ |
Verbal noun
| (80:25:4) ṣabban | (in) abundance | أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
