The triliteral root ṣād fā ḥā (ص ف ح) occurs eight times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- six times as the form I verb yaṣfaḥu (يَصْفَحُ)
- twice as the noun ṣafḥ (صَفْح)
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 overlook
| (2:109:23) wa-iṣ'faḥū | and overlook | فَاعْفُوا وَاصْفَحُوا حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ |
| (5:13:28) wa-iṣ'faḥ | and overlook | فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاصْفَحْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ |
| (15:85:12) fa-iṣ'faḥi | So overlook | وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيلَ |
| (24:22:17) walyaṣfaḥū | and let them overlook | وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ |
| (43:89:1) fa-iṣ'faḥ | So turn away | فَاصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَامٌ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ |
| (64:14:13) wataṣfaḥū | and overlook | وَإِنْ تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ |
Noun
| (15:85:13) l-ṣafḥa | (with) forgiveness | وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيلَ |
| (43:5:4) ṣafḥan | disregarding (you) | أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنْكُمُ الذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَنْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا مُسْرِفِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
