Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
لوم
Qur'an Occurrences
14 times across 10 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root لوم (lwm) primarily means to blame, censure, or reprehend someone for something. It signifies finding fault or expressing disapproval.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: l-w-m
Listen: ٱللَّوَّامَةِ 75:2
Root letters: ل — و — م

Word Family Tree (11 forms)

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

Noun 10× Verb

Concordance — 14 Occurrences

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

Noun (9) · Verb (3)

Noun (9 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:29 Noun
وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡ یَدَكَ مَغۡلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبۡسُطۡهَا كُلَّ ٱلۡبَسۡطِ فَتَقۡعُدَ مَلُومࣰا مَّحۡسُورًا ۝٢٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:39 Noun
ذَ ٰلِكَ مِمَّاۤ أَوۡحَىٰۤ إِلَیۡكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةِۗ وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتُلۡقَىٰ فِی جَهَنَّمَ مَلُومࣰا مَّدۡحُورًا ۝٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): That is from what your Lord has revealed to you, [O Muhammad], of wisdom. And, [O mankind], do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity, lest you be thrown into Hell, blamed and banished
The Believers 23:6 Noun
إِلَّا عَلَىٰۤ أَزۡوَ ٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَیۡمَـٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَیۡرُ مَلُومِینَ ۝٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:142 Noun
فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِیمࣱ ۝١٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy
The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers 51:40 Noun
فَأَخَذۡنَـٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذۡنَـٰهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡیَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِیمࣱ ۝٤٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy

Derived Forms (11)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
مَلُومِينَ maluwmiyna Noun
مُلِيمٌ muliymun Noun
مَلُومًا maluwmanā Noun
ٱللَّوَّامَةِ llawaāmahi Noun
يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ yatalawamuwna Verb
بِمَلُومٍ bimaluwmin Noun
وَلُومُوٓا۟ waluwmuwā Verb
تَلُومُونِى taluwmuwniā Verb
لُمْتُنَّنِى lumtunaniā Verb
لَآئِمٍ laāimin Noun