Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
غمم
Parts of Speech
Noun (11×)
Qur'an Occurrences
11 times across 8 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root غمم (gmm) primarily refers to covering or concealing something, leading to meanings of distress, grief, or anxiety.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: gh-m-m
Listen: بِٱلْغَمَٰمِ 25:25
Root letters: غ — م — م

Word Family Tree (9 forms)

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

Noun 11×

Concordance — 11 Occurrences

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

Noun (10)

Noun (10 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:71 Noun
۞ وَٱتۡلُ عَلَیۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ نُوحٍ إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦ یَـٰقَوۡمِ إِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَیۡكُم مَّقَامِی وَتَذۡكِیرِی بِءَایَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلۡتُ فَأَجۡمِعُوۤا۟ أَمۡرَكُمۡ وَشُرَكَاۤءَكُمۡ ثُمَّ لَا یَكُنۡ أَمۡرُكُمۡ عَلَیۡكُمۡ غُمَّةࣰ ثُمَّ ٱقۡضُوۤا۟ إِلَیَّ وَلَا تُنظِرُونِ ۝٧١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And recite to them the news of Noah, when he said to his people, "O my people, if my residence and my reminding of the signs of Allah has become burdensome upon you - then I have relied upon Allah . So resolve upon your plan and [call upon] your associates. Then let not your plan be obscure to you. Then carry it out upon me and do not give me respite
Ta Ha 20:40 Noun
إِذۡ تَمۡشِیۤ أُخۡتُكَ فَتَقُولُ هَلۡ أَدُلُّكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن یَكۡفُلُهُۥۖ فَرَجَعۡنَـٰكَ إِلَىٰۤ أُمِّكَ كَیۡ تَقَرَّ عَیۡنُهَا وَلَا تَحۡزَنَۚ وَقَتَلۡتَ نَفۡسࣰا فَنَجَّیۡنَـٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَمِّ وَفَتَنَّـٰكَ فُتُونࣰاۚ فَلَبِثۡتَ سِنِینَ فِیۤ أَهۡلِ مَدۡیَنَ ثُمَّ جِئۡتَ عَلَىٰ قَدَرࣲ یَـٰمُوسَىٰ ۝٤٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [And We favored you] when your sister went and said, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will be responsible for him?' So We restored you to your mother that she might be content and not grieve. And you killed someone, but We saved you from retaliation and tried you with a [severe] trial. And you remained [some] years among the people of Madyan. Then you came [here] at the decreed time, O Moses
The Prophets 21:88 Noun
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّیۡنَـٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَمِّۚ وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ نُۨجِی ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ ۝٨٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers
The Pilgrimage 22:22 Noun
كُلَّمَاۤ أَرَادُوۤا۟ أَن یَخۡرُجُوا۟ مِنۡهَا مِنۡ غَمٍّ أُعِیدُوا۟ فِیهَا وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلۡحَرِیقِ ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Every time they want to get out of Hellfire from anguish, they will be returned to it, and [it will be said], "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire!"
The Criterion, The Standard 25:25 Noun
وَیَوۡمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ بِٱلۡغَمَـٰمِ وَنُزِّلَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةُ تَنزِیلًا ۝٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [mention] the Day when the heaven will split open with [emerging] clouds, and the angels will be sent down in successive descent

Derived Forms (9)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْغَمِّ lghami Noun
بِٱلْغَمَٰمِ bilghamami Noun
غَمٍّ ghamin Noun
غُمَّةً ghumahan Noun
ٱلْغَمَٰمَ lghamama Noun
غَمًّۢا ghamanā Noun
بِغَمٍّ bighamin Noun
ٱلْغَمَامِ lghamaāmi Noun
ٱلْغَمَامَ lghamaāma Noun