Quranic root
سنبل
s · n · b · l
The clearest attested semantic center is the ear or spike borne by grain, with a related verb describing grain as putting forth such ears.
The supplied evidence supports an association between سُنْبُلٌ and سَنْبَلَ الزرع. Separate botanical, astronomical, perfumery, garment, and garment-description uses are preserved independently rather than being derived from an asserted root principle.
- Lane · entry 42319
- Lane · entry 42320
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Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
سُنْبُلٌ
sunbulun
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 5 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
An ear or spike of grain, especially an ear of corn.
Used for the ear or spike of a grain plant and for ears collectively. The unit form is سُنْبُلَةٌ, with plurals سَنَابِلُ and سُنْبُلَاتٌ; the supplied Quranic occurrences include unit, plural, and possessive forms.
- Lane · entry 42320
Selected Quran examples
Quran 2:261word 12
“ears”
Quran 2:261word 15
“ear”
Quran 12:43word 12
“ears (of corn)”
Quran 12:47word 10
“its ears”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 2:261سَنَابِلَears
- 2:261سُنۢبُلَةٍۢear
- 12:43سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍears (of corn)
- 12:46سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍears (of corn)
- 12:47سُنۢبُلِهِۦٓits ears
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 6 Classical meanings
سَنْبَلَ
Of a crop or seed-produce: to put forth ears.
An intransitive verbal use describing the emergence of ears from grain.
- Lane · entry 42319
سَنْبَلَ
To drag a shirt or other garment behind or before oneself.
A garment-related verbal construction, distinct from the crop-related sense.
- Lane · entry 42319
سُنْبُلَةٌ
Virgo, the sixth sign of the zodiac; also a star in Virgo.
An astronomical designation, distinct from the grain-ear noun.
- Lane · entry 42320
سُنْبُلٌ
A sweet-scented plant or perfume, especially spikenard.
Used in botanical, perfumery, and materia-medica contexts; regional varieties are also recorded.
- Lane · entry 42320
سَنْبَلَةٌ
A kind of tree belonging to the class called عِضَاه.
A botanical use of the vocalized form سَنْبَلَةٌ, distinct from the Quranic grain-ear noun سُنْبُلَةٌ.
- Lane · entry 42321
سُنْبُلَانِيٌّ
Describing a shirt that is ample in length or reaches toward the ground; alternatively, a designation relating to a town or district in the Greek Empire.
Used in the expression قَمِيصٌ سُنْبُلَانِيٌّ; the source records both a garment-description and a geographic explanation.
- Lane · entry 42322
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
No matched Maqāyīs or Mufradāt material was supplied; the root-level orientation is therefore limited to the supplied Lane evidence.
The Quranic noun forms are normalized under سُنْبُلٌ, while سُنْبُلَةٌ, سَنَابِلُ, and سُنْبُلَاتٌ are retained as its unit and plural forms.