تَسْبِيح glorify in Arabic
تَسْبِيح is how you say “glorify” in Arabic.
Root س ب ح s-b-ḥ. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of Form II سَبَّحَ). tasbīḥ.
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Meaning of glorify in Arabic
- declaring God far removed from every imperfection or impurity the core theological sense (tanzīh) — freeing God from anything derogatory to His glory
- glorifying, magnifying, lauding, or praising God done by reciting His names, especially the formula سُبْحَانَ اللّٰه (subḥāna llāh)
- (plural تَسْبِيحَاتٌ) set formulas or recitations of glorification used of repeated ritual praise
Example sentence
أول منَازِل الْقَوْم ذِكر الله كثيرًا وتسبيحه بُكرةً وأَصِيلًا،
The first stage of the journey is frequent remembrance of God and glorifying Him morning and evening.
وَتَسْبِيحُهُ and glorifying Him
wa- = 'and'; tasbih means 'glorifying, praising'; the ending '-hu' adds 'Him' — 'and glorifying Him'.
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How it is used
تَسْبِيح is the verbal noun of Form II سَبَّحَ (سبّح اللّٰهَ / سبّح للّٰهِ), 'he declared God far removed from every imperfection.' It anchors the common devotional formula سُبْحَانَ اللّٰه and appears repeatedly in Qur'anic and classical religious usage for the act of glorifying and praising God.
Words from the same root
- سَبَحَ he swam; also, he ranged or travelled far, busied himself going to and fro
- سِبَاحَةٌ swimming (coursing along on the surface of water)
- سَبَّاحٌ a skilled or habitual swimmer
- سُبْحَانٌ glory be to...! — exclamation declaring God free from imperfection
- مُسَبِّحٌ one who glorifies God
- مَسْبَحٌ a place of swimming
More example sentences
وتسبيح الركوع والسجود كذلك أيضاً عند أحمد وغيره،
And the tasbih of bowing and prostration is likewise according to Ahmad and others.
وَتَسْبِيحُ and the tasbih
'and the glorifying (saying subhana rabbi) of' — 'wa' plus 'tasbih', fronted subject, nominative, head of an 'of' pairing with 'the bowing'; a form-II verbal noun.
وتسبيح الركوع والسجود كذلك أيضاً عند أحمد وغيره،
And the glorification in bowing and prostration is also required according to Ahmad and others,
وَتَسْبِيحُ and glorification
'and the glorifying (saying subhana rabbi) of' — 'wa' plus 'tasbih', fronted subject, nominative, head of an 'of' pairing with 'the bowing'; a form-II verbal noun.
Common questions
- How do you say "glorify" in Arabic?
- تَسْبِيح (tasbīḥ) — the act of glorifying God by declaring Him utterly free from imperfection, most familiar in the phrase سُبْحَانَ اللّٰه (subḥāna llāh).
- Why does the same root سبح mean both "to swim" and "to glorify God"?
- The root's basic sense is swimming or moving/ranging freely (also used of travelling far and becoming remote); تسبيح extends this to 'removing' God far from any imperfection, i.e. declaring Him utterly transcendent.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).