Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
طمس
Parts of Speech
Verb (5×)
Qur'an Occurrences
5 times across 5 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root طمس (Tms) primarily means to efface or obliterate something, like a trace or writing. It can also describe a star or eye losing its light, or a heart becoming corrupt.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṭ-m-s
Listen: طُمِسَتْ 77:8
Root letters: ط — م — س

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

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

Verb (5)

Verb (5 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:88 Verb
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبَّنَاۤ إِنَّكَ ءَاتَیۡتَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَأَهُۥ زِینَةࣰ وَأَمۡوَ ٰلࣰا فِی ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَا رَبَّنَا لِیُضِلُّوا۟ عَن سَبِیلِكَۖ رَبَّنَا ٱطۡمِسۡ عَلَىٰۤ أَمۡوَ ٰلِهِمۡ وَٱشۡدُدۡ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ فَلَا یُؤۡمِنُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ یَرَوُا۟ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِیمَ ۝٨٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Moses said, "Our Lord, indeed You have given Pharaoh and his establishment splendor and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, that they may lead [men] astray from Your way. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment."
Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:66 Verb
وَلَوۡ نَشَاۤءُ لَطَمَسۡنَا عَلَىٰۤ أَعۡیُنِهِمۡ فَٱسۡتَبَقُوا۟ ٱلصِّرَ ٰطَ فَأَنَّىٰ یُبۡصِرُونَ ۝٦٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And if We willed, We could have obliterated their eyes, and they would race to [find] the path, and how could they see
Women 4:47 Verb
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِمَا نَزَّلۡنَا مُصَدِّقࣰا لِّمَا مَعَكُم مِّن قَبۡلِ أَن نَّطۡمِسَ وُجُوهࣰا فَنَرُدَّهَا عَلَىٰۤ أَدۡبَارِهَاۤ أَوۡ نَلۡعَنَهُمۡ كَمَا لَعَنَّاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبَ ٱلسَّبۡتِۚ وَكَانَ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ مَفۡعُولًا ۝٤٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): O you who were given the Scripture, believe in what We have sent down [to Muhammad], confirming that which is with you, before We obliterate faces and turn them toward their backs or curse them as We cursed the sabbath-breakers. And ever is the decree of Allah accomplished
The Moon 54:37 Verb
وَلَقَدۡ رَ ٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَیۡفِهِۦ فَطَمَسۡنَاۤ أَعۡیُنَهُمۡ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِی وَنُذُرِ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth 77:8 Verb
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So when the stars are obliterate

Derived Forms (5)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
طُمِسَتْ ṭumisat Verb
فَطَمَسْنَآ faṭamasnaā Verb
لَطَمَسْنَا laṭamasnaā Verb
ٱطْمِسْ ṭmis Verb
نَّطْمِسَ naṭmisa Verb