The triliteral root ṣād wāw ʿayn (ص و ع) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun ṣuwāʿ (صُوَاع). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (12:72:3) ṣuwāʿa | (the) cup | قَالُوا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
