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شَمْس

shamsan

sun

রোদ্রতাপ

Root letters: ش م سAppears 33 times in the Qur'an#342 most frequentNoun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)
Learn it in lesson 35

About this word

Noun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)Root letters: ش م س

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)شَمْسًۭا33 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلشَّمْسَthe sunl-shamsa · 11 times
  • وَٱلشَّمْسَand the sunwal-shamsa · 5 times
  • ٱلشَّمْسِ(of) the sunl-shamsi · 5 times
  • وَٱلشَّمْسُand the sunwal-shamsu · 3 times
  • ٱلشَّمْسُthe sunl-shamsu · 3 times
  • لِلشَّمْسِto the sunlilshamsi · 2 times

Examples from the Qur'an

The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,

Surah 55:5 — Read full ayah

And the sun and the moon are joined,

Surah 75:9 — Read full ayah

When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

Surah 81:1 — Read full ayah