The triliteral root tā sīn ʿayn (ت س ع) occurs seven times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- five times as the noun tis'ʿ (تِسْع)
- twice as the noun tis'ʿat (تِسْعَة)
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
(17:101:4) tis'ʿa | nine | وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ تِسْعَ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ |
(18:25:8) tis'ʿan | nine | وَلَبِثُوا فِي كَهْفِهِمْ ثَلَاثَ مِائَةٍ سِنِينَ وَازْدَادُوا تِسْعًا |
(27:12:11) tis'ʿi | nine | وَأَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِي جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوءٍ فِي تِسْعِ آيَاتٍ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهِ |
(38:23:5) tis'ʿun | ninety-nine | إِنَّ هَٰذَا أَخِي لَهُ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِيَ نَعْجَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ |
(38:23:6) watis'ʿūna | ninety-nine | إِنَّ هَٰذَا أَخِي لَهُ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِيَ نَعْجَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ |
Noun
(27:48:4) tis'ʿatu | nine | وَكَانَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ |
(74:30:2) tis'ʿata | (are) nine | عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary