حمأ
ḥ-m-ʾa
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root حمأ across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root HMA relates to black, fetid mud. It describes cleaning a well of this mud, or water/wells becoming turbid and foul-smelling due to it. It can also mean to be angry with someone.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ḥ-m-ʾa
Listen:
حَمِئَةٍ
18:86
Root letters:
ح — م — أ
Word Family Tree (2 forms)
All word forms derived from the root حمأ 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 حمأ appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (4)
Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَـٰلࣲ مِّنۡ حَمَإࣲ مَّسۡنُونࣲ ٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud
وَإِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ إِنِّی خَـٰلِقُۢ بَشَرࣰا مِّن صَلۡصَـٰلࣲ مِّنۡ حَمَإࣲ مَّسۡنُونࣲ ٢٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud
قَالَ لَمۡ أَكُن لِّأَسۡجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقۡتَهُۥ مِن صَلۡصَـٰلࣲ مِّنۡ حَمَإࣲ مَّسۡنُونࣲ ٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud."
The Cave 18:86
Noun
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغۡرِبَ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغۡرُبُ فِی عَیۡنٍ حَمِئَةࣲ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوۡمࣰاۖ قُلۡنَا یَـٰذَا ٱلۡقَرۡنَیۡنِ إِمَّاۤ أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّاۤ أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِیهِمۡ حُسۡنࣰا ٨٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it [as if] setting in a spring of dark mud, and he found near it a people. Allah said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among them [a way of] goodness."
Derived Forms (2)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| حَمَإٍ | ḥamaʾiin | Noun | 3× | |
| حَمِئَةٍ | ḥamiahin | Noun | 1× |