Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
غمر
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root غمر (gmr) primarily describes abundance, especially of water, signifying deep, copious, or overwhelming quantities.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: gh-m-r
Listen: غَمْرَةٍ 51:11
Root letters: غ — م — ر

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Noun (4)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

The Believers 23:54 Noun
فَذَرۡهُمۡ فِی غَمۡرَتِهِمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِینٍ ۝٥٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So leave them in their confusion for a time
The Believers 23:63 Noun
بَلۡ قُلُوبُهُمۡ فِی غَمۡرَةࣲ مِّنۡ هَـٰذَا وَلَهُمۡ أَعۡمَـٰلࣱ مِّن دُونِ ذَ ٰلِكَ هُمۡ لَهَا عَـٰمِلُونَ ۝٦٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But their hearts are covered with confusion over this, and they have [evil] deeds besides disbelief which they are doing
The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers 51:11 Noun
ٱلَّذِینَ هُمۡ فِی غَمۡرَةࣲ سَاهُونَ ۝١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless
Cattle, Livestock 6:93 Noun
وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوۡ قَالَ أُوحِیَ إِلَیَّ وَلَمۡ یُوحَ إِلَیۡهِ شَیۡءࣱ وَمَن قَالَ سَأُنزِلُ مِثۡلَ مَاۤ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُۗ وَلَوۡ تَرَىٰۤ إِذِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ فِی غَمَرَ ٰتِ ٱلۡمَوۡتِ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةُ بَاسِطُوۤا۟ أَیۡدِیهِمۡ أَخۡرِجُوۤا۟ أَنفُسَكُمُۖ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ تُجۡزَوۡنَ عَذَابَ ٱلۡهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ غَیۡرَ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَكُنتُمۡ عَنۡ ءَایَـٰتِهِۦ تَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ۝٩٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, "It has been inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to him, and one who says, "I will reveal [something] like what Allah revealed." And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], "Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant."

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
غَمْرَةٍ ghamrahin Noun
غَمْرَتِهِمْ ghamratihim Noun
غَمَرَٰتِ ghamarati Noun