أثم
ʾa-th-m
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root أثم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root أثم (Athm) primarily means to sin or commit a crime, doing what is unlawful. It also describes God reckoning something as a sin or punishing someone for it.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʾa-th-m
Listen:
أَثِيمٍ
83:12
Root letters:
أ — ث — م
Word Family Tree (22 forms)
All word forms derived from the root أثم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 48×
Concordance — 48 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root أثم appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (42)
Noun (42 verses — showing first 5)
The Light 24:11
Noun
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ جَاۤءُو بِٱلۡإِفۡكِ عُصۡبَةࣱ مِّنكُمۡۚ لَا تَحۡسَبُوهُ شَرࣰّا لَّكُمۖ بَلۡ هُوَ خَیۡرࣱ لَّكُمۡۚ لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِىࣲٕ مِّنۡهُم مَّا ٱكۡتَسَبَ مِنَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِۚ وَٱلَّذِی تَوَلَّىٰ كِبۡرَهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡ لَهُۥ عَذَابٌ عَظِیمࣱ ١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, those who came with falsehood are a group among you. Do not think it bad for you; rather it is good for you. For every person among them is what [punishment] he has earned from the sin, and he who took upon himself the greater portion thereof - for him is a great punishment
وَٱلَّذِینَ لَا یَدۡعُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ وَلَا یَقۡتُلُونَ ٱلنَّفۡسَ ٱلَّتِی حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَا یَزۡنُونَۚ وَمَن یَفۡعَلۡ ذَ ٰلِكَ یَلۡقَ أَثَامࣰا ٦٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty
The Poets 26:222
Noun
تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِیمࣲ ٢٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They descend upon every sinful liar
The Cow 2:173
Noun
إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَیۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَیۡتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحۡمَ ٱلۡخِنزِیرِ وَمَاۤ أُهِلَّ بِهِۦ لِغَیۡرِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَمَنِ ٱضۡطُرَّ غَیۡرَ بَاغࣲ وَلَا عَادࣲ فَلَاۤ إِثۡمَ عَلَیۡهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورࣱ رَّحِیمٌ ١٧٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful
The Cow 2:181
Noun
فَمَنۢ بَدَّلَهُۥ بَعۡدَ مَا سَمِعَهُۥ فَإِنَّمَاۤ إِثۡمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِینَ یُبَدِّلُونَهُۥۤۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِیعٌ عَلِیمࣱ ١٨١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then whoever alters the bequest after he has heard it - the sin is only upon those who have altered it. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing
Derived Forms (22)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| إِثْمًا | ʾiithmanā | Noun | 7× | |
| ٱلْإِثْمِ | lʾiithmi | Noun | 6× | |
| أَثِيمٍ | ʾaathiymin | Noun | 5× | |
| بِٱلْإِثْمِ | bilʾiithmi | Noun | 5× | |
| إِثْمَ | ʾiithma | Noun | 4× | |
| وَإِثْمًا | waʾiithmanā | Noun | 3× | |
| إِثْمٌ | ʾiithmun | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلْإِثْمَ | lʾiithma | Noun | 2× | |
| ءَاثِمًا | ʾaāthimanā | Noun | 1× | |
| تَأْثِيمًا | taʾathiymanā | Noun | 1× |