The triliteral root ṣād khā rā (ص خ ر) occurs three times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the noun ṣakhr (صَّخْر)
- twice as the noun ṣakhrat (صَخْرَة)
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
| (89:9:4) l-ṣakhra | the rocks | وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ |
Noun
| (18:63:6) l-ṣakhrati | the rock | قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ |
| (31:16:11) ṣakhratin | a rock | يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّهَا إِنْ تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُنْ فِي صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ أَوْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللَّهُ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
