أمد
ʾa-m-d
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root أمد across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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Amd (أمد) refers to a period of time with a defined end, or the utmost limit of something. It can denote the span of one's life, or the start and end points in a race.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʾa-m-d
Listen:
أَمَدًا
72:25
Root letters:
أ — م — د
Word Family Tree (3 forms)
All word forms derived from the root أمد as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 4×
Concordance — 4 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root أمد appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (4)
Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)
The Cave 18:12
Noun
ثُمَّ بَعَثۡنَـٰهُمۡ لِنَعۡلَمَ أَیُّ ٱلۡحِزۡبَیۡنِ أَحۡصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوۤا۟ أَمَدࣰا ١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time
یَوۡمَ تَجِدُ كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ مَّا عَمِلَتۡ مِنۡ خَیۡرࣲ مُّحۡضَرࣰا وَمَا عَمِلَتۡ مِن سُوۤءࣲ تَوَدُّ لَوۡ أَنَّ بَیۡنَهَا وَبَیۡنَهُۥۤ أَمَدَۢا بَعِیدࣰاۗ وَیُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسَهُۥۗ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفُۢ بِٱلۡعِبَادِ ٣٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
The Day every soul will find what it has done of good present [before it] and what it has done of evil, it will wish that between itself and that [evil] was a great distance. And Allah warns you of Himself, and Allah is Kind to [His] servants."
The Iron 57:16
Noun
۞ أَلَمۡ یَأۡنِ لِلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ أَن تَخۡشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمۡ لِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا نَزَلَ مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَا یَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِینَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ مِن قَبۡلُ فَطَالَ عَلَیۡهِمُ ٱلۡأَمَدُ فَقَسَتۡ قُلُوبُهُمۡۖ وَكَثِیرࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ فَـٰسِقُونَ ١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah and what has come down of the truth? And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened; and many of them are defiantly disobedient
The Jinn 72:25
Noun
قُلۡ إِنۡ أَدۡرِیۤ أَقَرِیبࣱ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمۡ یَجۡعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّیۤ أَمَدًا ٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."
Derived Forms (3)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَمَدًا | ʾaamadanā | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلْأَمَدُ | lʾaamadu | Noun | 1× | |
| أَمَدًۢا | ʾaamadanā | Noun | 1× |