The quadriliteral root ṣād lām ṣād lām (ص ل ص ل) occurs four times in the Quran as the noun ṣalṣāl (صَلْصَٰل). 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
(15:26:5) ṣalṣālin | sounding clay | وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ مِنْ حَمَإٍ مَسْنُونٍ |
(15:28:9) ṣalṣālin | clay | إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ مِنْ حَمَإٍ مَسْنُونٍ |
(15:33:8) ṣalṣālin | clay | قَالَ لَمْ أَكُنْ لِأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ مِنْ حَمَإٍ مَسْنُونٍ |
(55:14:4) ṣalṣālin | clay | خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary