ص ل ي Root ṣ-l-y in the Qur’an 25 occurrences in 25 verses
- Occurrences
- 25
- Verses
- 25
- Surahs
- 21 of 114
- Words
- 8
Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ص ل ي (ṣ-l-y) gives 8 words. It appears most in An-Nisa (4), Sad (2), Ibrahim (1).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
يَصْلَى 13 times
- 4:10 · An-Nisaوَسَيَصْلَوْنَ and they will be burnedIndeed, those who devour the property of orphans unjustly are only consuming into their bellies fire. And they will be burned in a Blaze.
- 14:29 · Ibrahimيَصْلَوْنَهَا ۖ (in) it they will burn[It is] Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the settlement.
- 17:18 · Al-Israيَصْلَىٰهَا he will burnWhoever should desire the immediate - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend. Then We have made for him Hell, which he will [enter to] burn, censured and banished.
- 36:64 · Ya-Sinٱصْلَوْهَا Burn therein[Enter to] burn therein today for what you used to deny."
- 38:56 · Sadيَصْلَوْنَهَا they will burn thereinHell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the resting place.
- 52:16 · At-Turٱصْلَوْهَا Burn in it[Enter to] burn therein; then be patient or impatient - it is all the same for you. You are only being recompensed [for] what you used to do."
- 58:8 · Al-Mujadilaيَصْلَوْنَهَا ۖ they will burn in itHave you not considered those who were forbidden from private conversation, then they return to that which they were forbidden and converse among themselves about sin and aggression and disobedience to the Messenger? And when they come to you, they greet you with that [word] by which Allah does not greet you and say among themselves, "Why does Allah not punish us for what we say?" Sufficient for them is Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the destination.
- 82:15 · Al-Infitarيَصْلَوْنَهَا They will burn (in) itThey will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
- 84:12 · Al-Inshiqaqوَيَصْلَىٰ And he will burnAnd [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
- 87:12 · Al-A'laيَصْلَى will burn[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
- 88:4 · Al-Ghashiyahتَصْلَىٰ They will burnThey will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
- 92:15 · Al-Laylيَصْلَىٰهَآ will burn (in) itNone will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
- 111:3 · Al-Masadسَيَصْلَىٰ He will be burntHe will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame
أُصْلِي 4 times
- 4:30 · An-Nisaنُصْلِيهِ We (will) cast himAnd whoever does that in aggression and injustice - then We will drive him into a Fire. And that, for Allah, is [always] easy.
- 4:56 · An-Nisaنُصْلِيهِمْ We will burn themIndeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise.
- 4:115 · An-Nisaوَنُصْلِهِۦ and We will burn himAnd whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him and follows other than the way of the believers - We will give him what he has taken and drive him into Hell, and evil it is as a destination.
- 74:26 · Al-Muddaththirسَأُصْلِيهِ Soon I will drive himI will drive him into Saqar.
تَصْطَلُ 2 times
- 27:7 · An-Namlتَصْطَلُونَ warm yourselves[Mention] when Moses said to his family, "Indeed, I have perceived a fire. I will bring you from there information or will bring you a burning torch that you may warm yourselves."
- 28:29 · Al-Qasasتَصْطَلُونَ warm yourselvesAnd when Moses had completed the term and was traveling with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there [some] information or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves."
صالُوا 2 times
- 38:59 · Sadصَالُوا۟ (will) burn[Its inhabitants will say], "This is a company bursting in with you. No welcome for them. Indeed, they will burn in the Fire."
- 83:16 · Al-Mutaffifinلَصَالُوا۟ (surely) will burnThen indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.
تَصْلِيَة 1 time
- 56:94 · Al-Waqi'ahوَتَصْلِيَةُ And burningAnd burning in Hellfire
صال 1 time
- 37:163 · As-Saffatصَالِ (is) to burnExcept he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.
صَلُّ 1 time
- 69:31 · Al-Haqqahصَلُّوهُ burn himThen into Hellfire drive him.
صِلِيّ 1 time
- 19:70 · Maryamصِلِيًّۭا (of) being burntThen, surely it is We who are most knowing of those most worthy of burning therein.
How we count
Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.
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