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.
- Mufradāt · row 472
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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
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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.
- Mufradāt · row 472
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
Cautions
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No Lane primary or Maqayis evidence was supplied, so no broader Classical Arabic meanings are established in this artifact.