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Quranic root

دسو

d · s · w

The supplied evidence presents this root in a Quranic figurative use of burying or immersing the soul in sins, resulting in its corruption.

The Quran-focused lexical explanation interprets دَسَّىٰهَا as an altered form of دَسَّسَهَا, meaning to immerse or bury it in sins. No broader root-development account is supplied.

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Quran-attested forms
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Quran senses
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Quran occurrences

Forms in the Quran

The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.

دَسَّى

dassā

Part of speech
Verb · Form I
Form
I
Quran occurrences
1 occurrence

Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.

  1. To bury or corrupt it by immersing it in sins.

    Quranic figurative use in وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا, with the object referring to the soul; the form is explained as a phonologically altered form of دَسَّسَهَا.

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    Selected Quran examples

    Quran 91:10word 4

    buries it

Occurrences in the Quran

Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.

  • 91:10دَسَّىٰهَاburies it
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Cautions

Points that affect how this root should be read.

  • No Lane primary or Maqayis evidence was supplied, so no broader Classical Arabic meanings are established in this artifact.