Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
دمو
Parts of Speech
Noun (10×)
Qur'an Occurrences
10 times across 7 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root دمو (dmw) primarily refers to "blood." Its original form is debated, with evidence pointing to دَمَوٌ or دَمْىٌ, as seen in its dual and plural forms.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: d-m-w
Listen: دِمَآؤُهَا 22:37
Root letters: د — م — و

Word Family Tree (8 forms)

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

Noun 10×

Concordance — 10 Occurrences

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

Noun (10)

Noun (10 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:18 Noun
وَجَاۤءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِیصِهِۦ بِدَمࣲ كَذِبࣲۚ قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَكُمۡ أَنفُسُكُمۡ أَمۡرࣰاۖ فَصَبۡرࣱ جَمِیلࣱۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ۝١٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allah is the one sought for help against that which you describe."
The Bee 16:115 Noun
إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَیۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَیۡتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحۡمَ ٱلۡخِنزِیرِ وَمَاۤ أُهِلَّ لِغَیۡرِ ٱللَّهِ بِهِۦۖ فَمَنِ ٱضۡطُرَّ غَیۡرَ بَاغࣲ وَلَا عَادࣲ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورࣱ رَّحِیمࣱ ۝١١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful
The Bee 16:66 Noun
وَإِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَنۡعَـٰمِ لَعِبۡرَةࣰۖ نُّسۡقِیكُم مِّمَّا فِی بُطُونِهِۦ مِنۢ بَیۡنِ فَرۡثࣲ وَدَمࣲ لَّبَنًا خَالِصࣰا سَاۤىِٕغࣰا لِّلشَّـٰرِبِینَ ۝٦٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies - between excretion and blood - pure milk, palatable to drinkers
The Pilgrimage 22:37 Noun
لَن یَنَالَ ٱللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلَا دِمَاۤؤُهَا وَلَـٰكِن یَنَالُهُ ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ مِنكُمۡۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ سَخَّرَهَا لَكُمۡ لِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمۡۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Their meat will not reach Allah , nor will their blood, but what reaches Him is piety from you. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and give good tidings to the doers of good
The Cow 2:173 Noun
إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَیۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَیۡتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحۡمَ ٱلۡخِنزِیرِ وَمَاۤ أُهِلَّ بِهِۦ لِغَیۡرِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَمَنِ ٱضۡطُرَّ غَیۡرَ بَاغࣲ وَلَا عَادࣲ فَلَاۤ إِثۡمَ عَلَیۡهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورࣱ رَّحِیمٌ ۝١٧٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful

Derived Forms (8)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَٱلدَّمَ waldama Noun
دِمَآؤُهَا dimaāuhaā Noun
وَدَمٍ wadamin Noun
بِدَمٍ bidamin Noun
دَمًا damanā Noun
وَٱلدَّمُ waldamu Noun
دِمَآءَكُمْ dimaāʾakum Noun
ٱلدِّمَآءَ ldimaāʾa Noun