عقم
ʿ-q-m
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root عقم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root عقم (Eqm) primarily describes barrenness, like a womb unable to conceive or a person unable to have children.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʿ-q-m
Listen:
ٱلْعَقِيمَ
51:41
Root letters:
ع — ق — م
Word Family Tree (4 forms)
All word forms derived from the root عقم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 4×
Concordance — 4 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root عقم appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (4)
Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)
The Pilgrimage 22:55
Noun
وَلَا یَزَالُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِی مِرۡیَةࣲ مِّنۡهُ حَتَّىٰ تَأۡتِیَهُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ بَغۡتَةً أَوۡ یَأۡتِیَهُمۡ عَذَابُ یَوۡمٍ عَقِیمٍ ٥٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But those who disbelieve will not cease to be in doubt of it until the Hour comes upon them unexpectedly or there comes to them the punishment of a barren Day
أَوۡ یُزَوِّجُهُمۡ ذُكۡرَانࣰا وَإِنَـٰثࣰاۖ وَیَجۡعَلُ مَن یَشَاۤءُ عَقِیمًاۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِیمࣱ قَدِیرࣱ ٥٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Or He makes them [both] males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent
فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ فِی صَرَّةࣲ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِیمࣱ ٢٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
وَفِی عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَیۡهِمُ ٱلرِّیحَ ٱلۡعَقِیمَ ٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind
Derived Forms (4)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْعَقِيمَ | lʿaqiyma | Noun | 1× | |
| عَقِيمٌ | ʿaqiymun | Noun | 1× | |
| عَقِيمًا | ʿaqiymanā | Noun | 1× | |
| عَقِيمٍ | ʿaqiymin | Noun | 1× |