Quran glossary · draft

شَامِخَات

towering

Towering high above the earth, as firmly set mountains do.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: شمخ

Lemmas: شامخة

Forms: شَٰمِخَٰتٍ

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

77:27

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا

Why this meaning was chosen

The single family occurrence was reviewed on one page. شَامِخَاتٍ modifies the firmly set mountains placed upon the earth, describing their great vertical height.