ألم
ʾa-l-m
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root ألم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root ألم (Alm) signifies experiencing pain or aching. It describes a state of suffering, whether of a person or a body part like the belly or head.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʾa-l-m
Listen:
أَلِيمٍ
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Root letters:
أ — ل — م
Word Family Tree (10 forms)
All word forms derived from the root ألم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 73×
Verb 3×
Concordance — 76 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ألم appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (72) · Verb (1)
Noun (72 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:4
Noun
إِلَیۡهِ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ جَمِیعࣰاۖ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقًّاۚ إِنَّهُۥ یَبۡدَؤُا۟ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ یُعِیدُهُۥ لِیَجۡزِیَ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۚ وَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَهُمۡ شَرَابࣱ مِّنۡ حَمِیمࣲ وَعَذَابٌ أَلِیمُۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَكۡفُرُونَ ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
To Him is your return all together. [It is] the promise of Allah [which is] truth. Indeed, He begins the [process of] creation and then repeats it that He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds, in justice. But those who disbelieved will have a drink of scalding water and a painful punishment for what they used to deny
Jonah 10:88
Noun
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبَّنَاۤ إِنَّكَ ءَاتَیۡتَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَأَهُۥ زِینَةࣰ وَأَمۡوَ ٰلࣰا فِی ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَا رَبَّنَا لِیُضِلُّوا۟ عَن سَبِیلِكَۖ رَبَّنَا ٱطۡمِسۡ عَلَىٰۤ أَمۡوَ ٰلِهِمۡ وَٱشۡدُدۡ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ فَلَا یُؤۡمِنُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ یَرَوُا۟ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِیمَ ٨٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And Moses said, "Our Lord, indeed You have given Pharaoh and his establishment splendor and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, that they may lead [men] astray from Your way. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment."
Jonah 10:97
Noun
وَلَوۡ جَاۤءَتۡهُمۡ كُلُّ ءَایَةٍ حَتَّىٰ یَرَوُا۟ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِیمَ ٩٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Even if every sign should come to them, until they see the painful punishment
Hud 11:102
Noun
وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ أَخۡذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَاۤ أَخَذَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ وَهِیَ ظَـٰلِمَةٌۚ إِنَّ أَخۡذَهُۥۤ أَلِیمࣱ شَدِیدٌ ١٠٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And thus is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the cities while they are committing wrong. Indeed, His seizure is painful and severe
Hud 11:26
Noun
أَن لَّا تَعۡبُدُوۤا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَۖ إِنِّیۤ أَخَافُ عَلَیۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ یَوۡمٍ أَلِیمࣲ ٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
That you not worship except Allah . Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a painful day."
Derived Forms (10)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَلِيمٌ | ʾaaliymun | Noun | 35× | |
| أَلِيمٍ | ʾaaliymin | Noun | 14× | |
| أَلِيمًا | ʾaaliymanā | Noun | 13× | |
| ٱلْأَلِيمَ | lʾaaliyma | Noun | 4× | |
| أَلِيمٌۢ | ʾaaliymun | Noun | 4× | |
| تَأْلَمُونَ | taʾalamuwna | Verb | 2× | |
| أَلِيمًۢا | ʾaaliymanā | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْأَلِيمِ | lʾaaliymi | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْأَلِيمُ | lʾaaliymu | Noun | 1× | |
| يَأْلَمُونَ | yaʾalamuwna | Verb | 1× |