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أَساطِير

asāṭīru

(the) tales

উপকথাসমূহ

Root letters: س ط رAppears 9 times in the Qur'an#873 most frequentNoun (ism)
Learn it in lesson 88

About this word

Noun (ism)Root letters: س ط ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Plural (jamʿ)أَسَـٰطِيرُ9 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root س ط ر — know one root, recognise many words.

  • مَسْطُورwrittenলিখিত
  • مُصَيْطِرthe controllers(তার উপর) নিয়ন্তা
  • مُسْتَطَر(is) written downলিখিত (আছে)
  • يَسْطُرُthey writeতারা লিখছে

Examples from the Qur'an

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

Surah 68:15 — Read full ayah

And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" they say, "Legends of the former peoples,"

Surah 16:24 — Read full ayah

And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."

Surah 25:5 — Read full ayah