Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
حمم
Parts of Speech
Noun (21×)
Qur'an Occurrences
21 times across 15 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root حمم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root حمم (Hmm) primarily refers to blackness or being intensely black. It can also denote destiny, fate, or a decreed matter, often with an implication of something inevitable or predetermined.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḥ-m-m
Listen: حَمِيمًا 78:25
Root letters: ح — م — م

Word Family Tree (7 forms)

All word forms derived from the root حمم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 21×

Concordance — 21 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root حمم appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (20)

Noun (20 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
The Pilgrimage 22:19 Noun
۞ هَـٰذَانِ خَصۡمَانِ ٱخۡتَصَمُوا۟ فِی رَبِّهِمۡۖ فَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ قُطِّعَتۡ لَهُمۡ ثِیَابࣱ مِّن نَّارࣲ یُصَبُّ مِن فَوۡقِ رُءُوسِهِمُ ٱلۡحَمِیمُ ۝١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): These are two adversaries who have disputed over their Lord. But those who disbelieved will have cut out for them garments of fire. Poured upon their heads will be scalding wate
The Poets 26:101 Noun
وَلَا صَدِیقٍ حَمِیمࣲ ۝١٠١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And not a devoted friend
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:67 Noun
ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَیۡهَا لَشَوۡبࣰا مِّنۡ حَمِیمࣲ ۝٦٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water
The Letter Sad 38:57 Noun
هَـٰذَا فَلۡیَذُوقُوهُ حَمِیمࣱ وَغَسَّاقࣱ ۝٥٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): This - so let them taste it - is scalding water and [foul] purulence

Derived Forms (7)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
حَمِيمٍ ḥamiymin Noun
حَمِيمٌ ḥamiymun Noun
ٱلْحَمِيمِ lḥamiymi Noun
حَمِيمًا ḥamiymanā Noun
يَحْمُومٍ yaḥmuwmin Noun
وَحَمِيمٍ waḥamiymin Noun
ٱلْحَمِيمُ lḥamiymu Noun