The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Kahf 18:31.
Sundus in Islam
The word occurs three times in the Quran, in the description of the people of Paradise: “They will wear green garments of fine silk (sundus) and brocade” (18:31; also 44:53 and 76:21).
Meaning of the name Sundus
Sundus means fine, light silk, a delicate brocade. Arabic lexicographers consider it a word of foreign origin (Persian or Indian, according to different views) that entered Arabic before Islam. It has no Arabic root. The feminine name is liked in the Maghreb (Soundous), Egypt (Sondos) and Pakistan.
In Arabic
سُنْدُسسندس
Transliteration
Sundus
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Is Sundus in the Quran?
Yes: the word Sundus appears in the Quran 3 times, in 3 surahs.
Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade, reclining therein on adorned couches. Excellent is the reward, and good is the resting place.
Upon them [i.e., the inhabitants] will be green garments of fine silk and brocade. And they will be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a purifying drink.
