The triliteral root ṣād nūn mīm (ص ن م) occurs five times in the Quran as the noun aṣnām (أَصْنَام). 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
(6:74:7) aṣnāman | idols | وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ آزَرَ أَتَتَّخِذُ أَصْنَامًا آلِهَةً |
(7:138:10) aṣnāmin | idols | فَأَتَوْا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلَىٰ أَصْنَامٍ |
(14:35:13) l-aṣnāma | the idols | رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَٰذَا الْبَلَدَ آمِنًا وَاجْنُبْنِي وَبَنِيَّ أَنْ نَعْبُدَ الْأَصْنَامَ |
(21:57:3) aṣnāmakum | (against) your idols | وَتَاللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَامَكُمْ بَعْدَ أَنْ تُوَلُّوا مُدْبِرِينَ |
(26:71:3) aṣnāman | idols | قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَاكِفِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary