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Quranic root

سربل

s · r · b · l

The supplied evidence centers on the garment as a covering of the body: سِرْبَال denotes a shirt or garment, while related derived forms express putting on or becoming clothed in one.

The lexical field extends from the garment noun to transitive and reflexive clothing constructions, a broader use for anything worn, protective mail or armor, and several specialized Classical extensions.

  • Lane · entry 40839
  • Lane · entry 40836
  • Lane · entry 40837
  • Mufradāt · row 677
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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.

سِرْبَال

sirbāl

Part of speech
Noun
Quran occurrences
3 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.

  1. A shirt or garment worn on the body.

    In the Quranic plural سَرَابِيل, this includes garments generally, including clothing associated with protection from heat.

    • Lane · entry 40839
    • Mufradāt · row 677
    Selected Quran examples

    Quran 14:50word 1

    “Their garments”

    Quran 16:81word 14

    “garments”

  2. A protective garment, specifically a coat of mail or armor used to guard against battle.

    Attested in the Quranic plural سَرَابِيل for clothing that protects against the harm of combat.

    • Lane · entry 40839
    • Mufradāt · row 677
    Selected Quran examples

    Quran 16:81word 17

    “and garments”

Occurrences in the Quran

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

  • 14:50سَرَابِيلُهُمTheir garments
  • 16:81سَرَٰبِيلَgarments
  • 16:81وَسَرَٰبِيلَand garments
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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 5 Classical meanings

  • سَرْبَلَ

    To clothe someone with a garment.

    A transitive Form I construction; the garment may be expressed directly or with بِـ.

    • Lane · entry 40836

  • تَسَرْبَلَ

    To clothe oneself or become clothed in a garment.

    A reflexive or intransitive construction; the garment may be expressed directly or with بِـ.

    • Lane · entry 40837

  • سَرْبَلَةٌ

    A dish of broken or crumbled bread with grease, dripping, or gravy.

    A specialized food term, distinct from the garment meanings.

    • Lane · entry 40838

  • سِرْبَالٌ

    Anything worn as an article of dress or covering.

    A broader Classical nominal extension beyond the specifically attested Quranic applications; its plural is سَرَابِيل.

    • Lane · entry 40839

  • سِرْبَالٌ

    Metonymically, the office of the caliph.

    An idiomatic use in which the garment metaphorically represents the office invested in its holder.

    • Lane · entry 40839

Cautions

Points that affect how this root should be read.

  • The Quranic evidence consists of the plural form سَرَابِيل; the public headword is normalized to the attested singular citation form سِرْبَال.

  • Lane's printed Quran citation uses the historical notation “xvi. 83”; it is not converted here into a modern verse key. Quran examples use only the independently supplied QAC locations.

  • No Maqayis entry was supplied, so the root-level orientation is based on the available lexical evidence rather than an independent Maqayis root discussion.