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سُبْحان

sub'ḥāna

Glory be

পবিত্র

Root letters: س ب حAppears 41 times in the Qur'an#279 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 28

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: س ب ح

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)سُبْحَـٰنَ41 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • سُبْحَـٰنَExaltedsub'ḥāna · 12 times
  • سُبْحَـٰنَكَGlory be to Yousub'ḥānaka · 9 times
  • سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥGlorified is Hesub'ḥānahu · 7 times
  • سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۖGlory be to Himsub'ḥānahu · 3 times
  • فَسُبْحَـٰنَSo glorifiedfasub'ḥāna · 3 times
  • وَسُبْحَـٰنَAnd Glory bewasub'ḥāna · 2 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root س ب ح — know one root, recognise many words.

  • سَبَّحَGlorifiesপবিত্রতা ঘোষণা করছে
  • تَسْبِيحtheir glorificationতাদের পবিত্রতা ঘোষণা করা
  • سَبْح(is) occupationব্যস্ততা
  • مُسَبِّحthose who glorifyমহিমা ঘোষণাকারীদের
  • يَسْبَحُfloatingবিচরণ করছে
  • سابِحَةAnd those who glideশপথ সাঁতারকারী (ফেরেশতাদের)

Examples from the Qur'an

Exalted is Allāh above what they describe,

Surah 37:159 — Read full ayah

Exalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity.

Surah 17:43 — Read full ayah

So exalted is Allāh when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.

Surah 30:17 — Read full ayah