The triliteral root sīn fā nūn (س ف ن) occurs four times in the Quran as the noun safīnat (سَفِينَة). 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
| (18:71:6) l-safīnati | the ship | فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا |
| (18:79:2) l-safīnatu | the ship | أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ |
| (18:79:16) safīnatin | ship | وَكَانَ وَرَاءَهُمْ مَلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا |
| (29:15:3) l-safīnati | (of) the ship | فَأَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَأَصْحَابَ السَّفِينَةِ وَجَعَلْنَاهَا آيَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
