كظم
k-ẓ-m
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root كظم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root كظم (kzhm) primarily means to repress or restrain, especially one's wrath or rage. It implies holding back or suppressing something, often an emotion.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
k-ẓ-m
Listen:
مَكْظُومٌ
68:48
Root letters:
ك — ظ — م
Word Family Tree (4 forms)
All word forms derived from the root كظم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 6×
Concordance — 6 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root كظم appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (6)
Noun (6 verses — showing first 5)
Joseph 12:84
Noun
وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنۡهُمۡ وَقَالَ یَـٰۤأَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ یُوسُفَ وَٱبۡیَضَّتۡ عَیۡنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلۡحُزۡنِ فَهُوَ كَظِیمࣱ ٨٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And he turned away from them and said, "Oh, my sorrow over Joseph," and his eyes became white from grief, for he was [of that] a suppressor
The Bee 16:58
Noun
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجۡهُهُۥ مُسۡوَدࣰّا وَهُوَ كَظِیمࣱ ٥٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief
ٱلَّذِینَ یُنفِقُونَ فِی ٱلسَّرَّاۤءِ وَٱلضَّرَّاۤءِ وَٱلۡكَـٰظِمِینَ ٱلۡغَیۡظَ وَٱلۡعَافِینَ عَنِ ٱلنَّاسِۗ وَٱللَّهُ یُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ١٣٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Who spend [in the cause of Allah ] during ease and hardship and who restrain anger and who pardon the people - and Allah loves the doers of good
وَأَنذِرۡهُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡءَازِفَةِ إِذِ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ لَدَى ٱلۡحَنَاجِرِ كَـٰظِمِینَۚ مَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِینَ مِنۡ حَمِیمࣲ وَلَا شَفِیعࣲ یُطَاعُ ١٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Approaching Day, when hearts are at the throats, filled [with distress]. For the wrongdoers there will be no devoted friend and no intercessor [who is] obeyed
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ مَثَلࣰا ظَلَّ وَجۡهُهُۥ مُسۡوَدࣰّا وَهُوَ كَظِیمٌ ١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief
Derived Forms (4)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| كَظِيمٌ | kaẓiymun | Noun | 3× | |
| مَكْظُومٌ | makẓuwmun | Noun | 1× | |
| كَٰظِمِينَ | kaẓimiyna | Noun | 1× | |
| وَٱلْكَٰظِمِينَ | walkaẓimiyna | Noun | 1× |