عمي
ʿ-m-y
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root عمي across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root عمي primarily means blindness, both physical and metaphorical. It refers to being unable to see or perceive, often implying a lack of guidance or understanding.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʿ-m-y
Listen:
ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
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Root letters:
ع — م — ي
Word Family Tree (20 forms)
All word forms derived from the root عمي as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 25×
Verb 8×
Concordance — 33 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root عمي appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (24) · Verb (6)
Noun (24 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:43
Noun
وَمِنۡهُم مَّن یَنظُرُ إِلَیۡكَۚ أَفَأَنتَ تَهۡدِی ٱلۡعُمۡیَ وَلَوۡ كَانُوا۟ لَا یُبۡصِرُونَ ٤٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And among them are those who look at you. But can you guide the blind although they will not [attempt to] see
Hud 11:24
Noun
۞ مَثَلُ ٱلۡفَرِیقَیۡنِ كَٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ وَٱلۡأَصَمِّ وَٱلۡبَصِیرِ وَٱلسَّمِیعِۚ هَلۡ یَسۡتَوِیَانِ مَثَلًاۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
The example of the two parties is like the blind and deaf, and the seeing and hearing. Are they equal in comparison? Then, will you not remember
The Thunder 13:16
Noun
قُلۡ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ قُلِ ٱللَّهُۚ قُلۡ أَفَٱتَّخَذۡتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦۤ أَوۡلِیَاۤءَ لَا یَمۡلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمۡ نَفۡعࣰا وَلَا ضَرࣰّاۚ قُلۡ هَلۡ یَسۡتَوِی ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ وَٱلۡبَصِیرُ أَمۡ هَلۡ تَسۡتَوِی ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتُ وَٱلنُّورُۗ أَمۡ جَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَاۤءَ خَلَقُوا۟ كَخَلۡقِهِۦ فَتَشَـٰبَهَ ٱلۡخَلۡقُ عَلَیۡهِمۡۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ خَـٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ وَهُوَ ٱلۡوَ ٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّـٰرُ ١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "Who is Lord of the heavens and earth?" Say, " Allah ." Say, "Have you then taken besides Him allies not possessing [even] for themselves any benefit or any harm?" Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Or is darkness equivalent to light? Or have they attributed to Allah partners who created like His creation so that the creation [of each] seemed similar to them?" Say, " Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing."
The Thunder 13:19
Noun
۞ أَفَمَن یَعۡلَمُ أَنَّمَاۤ أُنزِلَ إِلَیۡكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلۡحَقُّ كَمَنۡ هُوَ أَعۡمَىٰۤۚ إِنَّمَا یَتَذَكَّرُ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلۡأَلۡبَـٰبِ ١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then is he who knows that what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth like one who is blind? They will only be reminded who are people of understanding
وَمَن كَانَ فِی هَـٰذِهِۦۤ أَعۡمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِی ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ أَعۡمَىٰ وَأَضَلُّ سَبِیلࣰا ٧٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And whoever is blind in this [life] will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray in way
Derived Forms (20)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ | lʾaaʿmaā | Noun | 7× | |
| أَعْمَىٰ | ʾaaʿmaā | Noun | 4× | |
| ٱلْعُمْىَ | lʿumāa | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلْعُمْىِ | lʿumāi | Noun | 2× | |
| تَعْمَى | taʿmaā | Verb | 2× | |
| عُمْىٌ | ʿumāun | Noun | 2× | |
| وَأَعْمَىٰٓ | waʾaaʿmaā | Verb | 1× | |
| عَمًى | ʿamanā | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْعَمَىٰ | lʿamaā | Noun | 1× | |
| فَعَمِيَتْ | faʿamiyat | Verb | 1× |