قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ إِلَّا رَمْزًا وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحْ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَٰرِ
Quran glossary · draft
رمز
communicate by gesture
To communicate meaning through a nonverbal sign in place of speech.
Lexical scope
Scope: semantic unit · Occurrences: 1
Roots: رمز
Lemmas: رمز
Forms: رَمْزًا
Occurrence examples (1 of 1)
Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.
Where other meanings fail
whisper
3:41
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ إِلَّا رَمْزًا وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحْ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَٰرِ
Alternative: not speak to the people except by whispering
Research rendering: not speak to the people except by gesture
Whispering remains a mode of speech, while the Quranic construction sets رَمْزًا apart as the exception to speaking.