The triliteral root sīn lām wāw (س ل و) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun salwā (سَّلْوَىٰ). 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
(2:57:7) wal-salwā | and [the] quails | وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْغَمَامَ وَأَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَىٰ |
(7:160:32) wal-salwā | and the quails | وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْغَمَامَ وَأَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَىٰ |
(20:80:14) wal-salwā | and the quails | وَوَاعَدْنَاكُمْ جَانِبَ الطُّورِ الْأَيْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَىٰ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary