أدم
ʾa-d-m
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root أدم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root أدم (Adm) primarily refers to seasoned food, often with a sauce or condiment. It also denotes tanned animal skin or hide, and metaphorically, the surface of the earth or sky.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʾa-d-m
Listen:
ءَادَمَ
36:60
Root letters:
أ — د — م
Word Family Tree (5 forms)
All word forms derived from the root أدم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 25×
Concordance — 25 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root أدم appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (25)
Noun (25 verses — showing first 5)
وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوۤا۟ إِلَّاۤ إِبۡلِیسَ قَالَ ءَأَسۡجُدُ لِمَنۡ خَلَقۡتَ طِینࣰا ٦١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [mention] when We said to the angles, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He said, "Should I prostrate to one You created from clay?"
۞ وَلَقَدۡ كَرَّمۡنَا بَنِیۤ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلۡنَـٰهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ وَرَزَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّیِّبَـٰتِ وَفَضَّلۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ كَثِیرࣲ مِّمَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَا تَفۡضِیلࣰا ٧٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference
The Cave 18:50
Noun
وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوۤا۟ إِلَّاۤ إِبۡلِیسَ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِۦۤۗ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥ وَذُرِّیَّتَهُۥۤ أَوۡلِیَاۤءَ مِن دُونِی وَهُمۡ لَكُمۡ عَدُوُّۢۚ بِئۡسَ لِلظَّـٰلِمِینَ بَدَلࣰا ٥٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange
Mary 19:58
Noun
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ ٱلَّذِینَ أَنۡعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلنَّبِیِّـۧنَ مِن ذُرِّیَّةِ ءَادَمَ وَمِمَّنۡ حَمَلۡنَا مَعَ نُوحࣲ وَمِن ذُرِّیَّةِ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ وَإِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ وَمِمَّنۡ هَدَیۡنَا وَٱجۡتَبَیۡنَاۤۚ إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِمۡ ءَایَـٰتُ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ خَ̅رُّ̅و̅ا۟̅ ̅سُ̅جَّ̅دࣰ̅ا̅ وَبُكِیࣰّا ٥٨ ۩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Those were the ones upon whom Allah bestowed favor from among the prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah, and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and of those whom We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most Merciful were recited to them, they fell in prostration and weeping
Ta Ha 20:115
Noun
وَلَقَدۡ عَهِدۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰۤ ءَادَمَ مِن قَبۡلُ فَنَسِیَ وَلَمۡ نَجِدۡ لَهُۥ عَزۡمࣰا ١١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination
Derived Forms (5)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ءَادَمَ | ʾaādama | Noun | 13× | |
| لِءَادَمَ | liʾaādama | Noun | 5× | |
| يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ | yaaādamu | Noun | 4× | |
| ءَادَمُ | ʾaādamu | Noun | 2× | |
| وَيَٰٓـَٔادَمُ | wayaaādamu | Noun | 1× |