س ق ي Root s-q-y in the Qur’an 25 occurrences in 24 verses
- Occurrences
- 25
- Verses
- 24
- Surahs
- 19 of 114
- Words
- 5
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 س ق ي (s-q-y) gives 5 words. It appears most in Al-Qasas (4), Al-Baqarah (2), Yusuf (2).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
| Word | Type | Times | Translated as |
|---|---|---|---|
| سَقَى | verb | 12 | they will be given to drink, water, he will give drink |
| أَسْقَيْ | verb | 8 | they will be given to drink, We gave it to you to drink, We give you to drink |
| اسْتَسْقَى | verb | 2 | asked water, asked him for water |
| سِقايَة | noun | 2 | providing of water, drinking cup |
| سُقْيا | noun | 1 | her drink |
سَقَى 12 times
- 2:71 · Al-Baqarahتَسْقِى waterHe said, "He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to plow the earth nor to irrigate the field, one free from fault with no spot upon her.' " They said, "Now you have come with the truth." So they slaughtered her, but they could hardly do it.
- 12:41 · Yusufفَيَسْقِى he will give drinkO two companions of prison, as for one of you, he will give drink to his master of wine; but as for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. The matter has been decreed about which you both inquire."
- 13:4 · Ar-Ra'dيُسْقَىٰ wateredAnd within the land are neighboring plots and gardens of grapevines and crops and palm trees, [growing] several from a root or otherwise, watered with one water; but We make some of them exceed others in [quality of] fruit. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason.
- 14:16 · Ibrahimوَيُسْقَىٰ and he will be made to drinkBefore him is Hell, and he will be given a drink of purulent water.
- 26:79 · Ash-Shu'araوَيَسْقِينِ and gives me drinkAnd it is He who feeds me and gives me drink.
- 28:23 · Al-Qasasيَسْقُونَ wateringAnd when he came to the well of Madyan, he found there a crowd of people watering [their flocks], and he found aside from them two women driving back [their flocks]. He said, "What is your circumstance?" They said, "We do not water until the shepherds dispatch [their flocks]; and our father is an old man."
- 28:23 · Al-Qasasنَسْقِى We cannot waterAnd when he came to the well of Madyan, he found there a crowd of people watering [their flocks], and he found aside from them two women driving back [their flocks]. He said, "What is your circumstance?" They said, "We do not water until the shepherds dispatch [their flocks]; and our father is an old man."
- 28:24 · Al-Qasasفَسَقَىٰ So he wateredSo he watered [their flocks] for them; then he went back to the shade and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need."
- 28:25 · Al-Qasasسَقَيْتَ you wateredThen one of the two women came to him walking with shyness. She said, "Indeed, my father invites you that he may reward you for having watered for us." So when he came to him and related to him the story, he said, "Fear not. You have escaped from the wrongdoing people."
- 47:15 · Muhammadوَسُقُوا۟ and they will be given to drinkIs the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are rivers of water unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of which never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink, and rivers of purified honey, in which they will have from all [kinds of] fruits and forgiveness from their Lord, like [that of] those who abide eternally in the Fire and are given to drink scalding water that will sever their intestines?
- 76:21 · Al-Insanوَسَقَىٰهُمْ and will give them to drinkUpon the inhabitants will be green garments of fine silk and brocade. And they will be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a purifying drink.
- 88:5 · Al-Ghashiyahتُسْقَىٰ They will be given to drinkThey will be given drink from a boiling spring.
أَسْقَيْ 8 times
- 15:22 · Al-Hijrفَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُمُوهُ and We gave it to you to drinkAnd We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers.
- 16:66 · An-Nahlنُّسْقِيكُم We give you to drinkAnd indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies - between excretion and blood - pure milk, palatable to drinkers.
- 23:21 · Al-Mu'minunنُّسْقِيكُم We give you drinkAnd indeed, for you in livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from that which is in their bellies, and for you in them are numerous benefits, and from them you eat.
- 25:49 · Al-Furqanوَنُسْقِيَهُۥ and We give drinkThat We may bring to life thereby a dead land and give it as drink to those We created of numerous livestock and men.
- 72:16 · Al-Jinnلَأَسْقَيْنَـٰهُم surely We (would) have given them to drinkAnd [Allah revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant provision
- 76:17 · Al-Insanوَيُسْقَوْنَ And they will be given to drinkAnd they will be given to drink a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of ginger
- 77:27 · Al-Mursalatوَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُم and We gave you to drinkAnd We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
- 83:25 · Al-Mutaffifinيُسْقَوْنَ They will be given to drinkThey will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.
اسْتَسْقَى 2 times
- 2:60 · Al-Baqarahٱسْتَسْقَىٰ asked (for) waterAnd [recall] when Moses prayed for water for his people, so We said, "Strike with your staff the stone." And there gushed forth from it twelve springs, and every people knew its watering place. "Eat and drink from the provision of Allah, and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."
- 7:160 · Al-A'rafٱسْتَسْقَىٰهُ asked him for waterAnd We divided them into twelve descendant tribes [as distinct] nations. And We inspired to Moses when his people implored him for water, "Strike with your staff the stone," and there gushed forth from it twelve springs. Every people knew its watering place. And We shaded them with clouds and sent down upon them manna and quails, [saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you." And they wronged Us not, but they were [only] wronging themselves.
سِقايَة 2 times
- 9:19 · At-Tawbahسِقَايَةَ the providing of waterHave you made the providing of water for the pilgrim and the maintenance of al-Masjid al-Haram equal to [the deeds of] one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and strives in the cause of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
- 12:70 · Yusufٱلسِّقَايَةَ the drinking cupSo when he had furnished them with their supplies, he put the [gold measuring] bowl into the bag of his brother. Then an announcer called out, "O caravan, indeed you are thieves."
سُقْيا 1 time
- 91:13 · Ash-Shamsوَسُقْيَـٰهَا and her drinkAnd the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
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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