سَمَاء
samā’
(lit., s-m-w means anything above one's head)
Definition
- 1سَمَاءsamā’sky, heavens307
- 2سَمَاءsamā’rain from the sky (always followed by مِدْرَارًا mid-rāra, in abundance)3
Total uses in the Qur’an: 310
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
سَمَاء · السَّمَاء · السَّمَاءِ · السَّمَاوَات · السَّمَاوَاتِ
وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ
And He sends down rain from the sky.
2:22draft glosses: 4 of 4
خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ
He created the heavens and the earth in truth.
6:1draft glosses: 3 of 3
Sense 2
السَّمَاء
يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا
He will shower you with abundant rain.
11:52draft glosses: 4 of 4
Notes
ⓘ'Heavens' means everything above one's head, hence, the universe.
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed