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17 times in the Quran · 5 word forms · rank 444
The Quran root س و ق s-w-q
Words built from the root س و ق ([s-w-q]) appear 17 times in the Quran. The most common is سِيقَ, “We drive them”, which comes 7 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| سِيقَ | siiqa | We drive them · be driven | 7 | |
| سُوق | suuq | markets · over the legs | 4 | |
| ساق | saaq | shins · shin | 4 | |
| سائِق | saa’iq | driver | 1 | |
| مَساق | masaaq | driving | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَقَلَّتْ سَحَابًا ثِقَالًا سُقْنَاهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ فَأَنزَلْنَا بِهِ الْمَاءَ فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ كَذَٰلِكَ نُخْرِجُ الْمَوْتَىٰ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ٥٧
سُقْنَاهُ suq'nāhu · We drive them
And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy [i.e., rainfall] until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be reminded. (Surah Al-A'raf, 7:57)
يُجَادِلُونَكَ فِي الْحَقِّ بَعْدَ مَا تَبَيَّنَ كَأَنَّمَا يُسَاقُونَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ ٦
يُسَاقُونَ yusāqūna · they were driven
Arguing with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven toward death while they were looking on. (Surah Al-Anfal, 8:6)
وَقَالُوا مَالِ هَٰذَا الرَّسُولِ يَأْكُلُ الطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشِي فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُ نَذِيرًا ٧
الْأَسْوَاقِ l-aswāqi · the markets
And they say, "What is this messenger that eats food and walks in the markets? Why was there not sent down to him an angel so he would be with him a warner? (Surah Al-Furqan, 25:7)
قِيلَ لَهَا ادْخُلِي الصَّرْحَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةً وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا قَالَ إِنَّهُ صَرْحٌ مُّمَرَّدٌ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَانَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٤٤
سَاقَيْهَا sāqayhā · her shins
She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allāh, Lord of the worlds." (Surah An-Naml, 27:44)
وَجَاءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَائِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ ٢١
سَائِقٌ sāiqun · a driver
And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness. (Surah Qaf, 50:21)
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمَسَاقُ ٣٠
الْمَسَاقُ l-masāqu · (will be) the driving
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession. (Surah Al-Qiyamah, 75:30)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Qiyamah · 3×
- Surah Az-Zumar · 2×
- Surah Al-Furqan · 2×
- Surah Al-A'raf · 1×
- Surah Al-Anfal · 1×
- Surah Maryam · 1×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.