طعم
ṭ-ʿ-m
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root طعم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root طعم (TEm) primarily means "to eat" or "to taste." It can refer to consuming food or drink, or simply experiencing its flavor. The word طعام (ta'ām) means "food.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ṭ-ʿ-m
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طَعَامِ
107:3
Root letters:
ط — ع — م
Word Family Tree (36 forms)
All word forms derived from the root طعم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 29×
Verb 19×
Concordance — 48 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root طعم appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (28) · Verb (17)
Noun (28 verses — showing first 5)
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And does not encourage the feeding of the poor
Joseph 12:37
Noun
قَالَ لَا یَأۡتِیكُمَا طَعَامࣱ تُرۡزَقَانِهِۦۤ إِلَّا نَبَّأۡتُكُمَا بِتَأۡوِیلِهِۦ قَبۡلَ أَن یَأۡتِیَكُمَاۚ ذَ ٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِی رَبِّیۤۚ إِنِّی تَرَكۡتُ مِلَّةَ قَوۡمࣲ لَّا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَهُم بِٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ هُمۡ كَـٰفِرُونَ ٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "You will not receive food that is provided to you except that I will inform you of its interpretation before it comes to you. That is from what my Lord has taught me. Indeed, I have left the religion of a people who do not believe in Allah , and they, in the Hereafter, are disbelievers
The Cave 18:19
Noun
وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ بَعَثۡنَـٰهُمۡ لِیَتَسَاۤءَلُوا۟ بَیۡنَهُمۡۚ قَالَ قَاۤىِٕلࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡۖ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثۡنَا یَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ یَوۡمࣲۚ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثۡتُمۡ فَٱبۡعَثُوۤا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمۡ هَـٰذِهِۦۤ إِلَى ٱلۡمَدِینَةِ فَلۡیَنظُرۡ أَیُّهَاۤ أَزۡكَىٰ طَعَامࣰا فَلۡیَأۡتِكُم بِرِزۡقࣲ مِّنۡهُ وَلۡیَتَلَطَّفۡ وَلَا یُشۡعِرَنَّ بِكُمۡ أَحَدًا ١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one another. Said a speaker from among them, "How long have you remained [here]?" They said, "We have remained a day or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord is most knowing of how long you remained. So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the city and let him look to which is the best of food and bring you provision from it and let him be cautious. And let no one be aware of you
The Prophets 21:8
Noun
وَمَا جَعَلۡنَـٰهُمۡ جَسَدࣰا لَّا یَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ خَـٰلِدِینَ ٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We did not make the prophets forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth]
وَمَاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَا قَبۡلَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ إِلَّاۤ إِنَّهُمۡ لَیَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَیَمۡشُونَ فِی ٱلۡأَسۡوَاقِۗ وَجَعَلۡنَا بَعۡضَكُمۡ لِبَعۡضࣲ فِتۡنَةً أَتَصۡبِرُونَۗ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ بَصِیرࣰا ٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We did not send before you, [O Muhammad], any of the messengers except that they ate food and walked in the markets. And We have made some of you [people] as trial for others - will you have patience? And ever is your Lord, Seeing
Derived Forms (36)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلطَّعَامَ | lṭaʿaāma | Noun | 5× | |
| طَعَامِ | ṭaʿaāmi | Noun | 3× | |
| طَعَامٌ | ṭaʿaāmun | Noun | 3× | |
| طَعَامُ | ṭaʿaāmu | Noun | 3× | |
| طَعَامٍ | ṭaʿaāmin | Noun | 2× | |
| وَأَطْعِمُوا۟ | waʾaaṭʿimuwā | Verb | 2× | |
| أَطْعَمَهُم | ʾaaṭʿamahum | Verb | 1× | |
| إِطْعَٰمٌ | ʾiiṭʿamun | Noun | 1× | |
| طَعَامِهِۦٓ | ṭaʿaāmihi | Noun | 1× | |
| نُطْعِمُكُمْ | nuṭʿimukum | Verb | 1× |