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The triliteral root sīn wāw mīm (س و م) occurs 15 times in the Quran, in five derived forms:

four times as the form I verb yasūmu (يَسُومُ)
once as the form IV verb tusīmu (تُسِيمُ)
six times as the noun sīmā (سِيمَٰ)
once as the form II active participle musawwimīn (مُسَوِّمِين)
three times as the form II passive participle musawwamat (مُّسَوَّمَة)

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.

Verb (form I) - to afflict

(2:49:6) yasūmūnakum	(who were) afflicting you (with)	يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ
(7:141:6) yasūmūnakum	who were afflicting you	يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ
(7:167:10) yasūmuhum	would afflict them	وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ يَسُومُهُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ
(14:6:14) yasūmūnakum	they were afflicting you	يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ وَيُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ

Verb (form IV) - to pasture

(16:10:13) tusīmūna

you pasture your cattle

لَكُمْ مِنْهُ شَرَابٌ وَمِنْهُ شَجَرٌ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ

Noun

(2:273:18) bisīmāhum	by their mark	تَعْرِفُهُمْ بِسِيمَاهُمْ لَا يَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا
(7:46:8) bisīmāhum	by their marks	وَعَلَى الْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالٌ يَعْرِفُونَ كُلًّا بِسِيمَاهُمْ
(7:48:6) bisīmāhum	by their marks	وَنَادَىٰ أَصْحَابُ الْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالًا يَعْرِفُونَهُمْ بِسِيمَاهُمْ
(47:30:5) bisīmāhum	by their marks	وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لَأَرَيْنَاكَهُمْ فَلَعَرَفْتَهُمْ بِسِيمَاهُمْ
(48:29:19) sīmāhum	Their mark	سِيمَاهُمْ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ مِنْ أَثَرِ السُّجُودِ
(55:41:3) bisīmāhum	by their marks	يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ

Active participle (form II)

(3:125:15) musawwimīna

[the ones] having marks

يُمْدِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِخَمْسَةِ آلَافٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُسَوِّمِينَ

Passive participle (form II)

(1) Noun

(11:83:1) musawwamatan	Marked	مُسَوَّمَةً عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ وَمَا هِيَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ بِبَعِيدٍ
(51:34:1) musawwamatan	Marked	مُسَوَّمَةً عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ

(2) Adjective

(3:14:14) l-musawamati

[the] branded

زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالْبَنِينَ وَالْقَنَاطِيرِ الْمُقَنْطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْخَيْلِ الْمُسَوَّمَةِ

Quran Dictionary - س و م

Verb (form I) - to afflict

Verb (form IV) - to pasture

Noun

Active participle (form II)

Passive participle (form II)

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