Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
رمم
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The primary meaning of R-M-M relates to decay, crumbling, or becoming old and worn out.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-m-m
Listen: كَٱلرَّمِيمِ 51:42
Root letters: ر — م — م

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:78 Noun
وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلࣰا وَنَسِیَ خَلۡقَهُۥۖ قَالَ مَن یُحۡیِ ٱلۡعِظَـٰمَ وَهِیَ رَمِیمࣱ ۝٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?"
The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers 51:42 Noun
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَیۡءٍ أَتَتۡ عَلَیۡهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتۡهُ كَٱلرَّمِیمِ ۝٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
كَٱلرَّمِيمِ kalramiymi Noun
رَمِيمٌ ramiymun Noun