ملح
m-l-ḥ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root ملح across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root مِلْحٌ primarily refers to salt, a well-known substance used to flavor food. It can also describe salt water.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
m-l-ḥ
Listen:
مِلْحٌ
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Root letters:
م — ل — ح
Word Family Tree (1 forms)
All word forms derived from the root ملح as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 2×
Concordance — 2 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ملح appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (2)
Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)
۞ وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی مَرَجَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَیۡنِ هَـٰذَا عَذۡبࣱ فُرَاتࣱ وَهَـٰذَا مِلۡحٌ أُجَاجࣱ وَجَعَلَ بَیۡنَهُمَا بَرۡزَخࣰا وَحِجۡرࣰا مَّحۡجُورࣰا ٥٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition
وَمَا یَسۡتَوِی ٱلۡبَحۡرَانِ هَـٰذَا عَذۡبࣱ فُرَاتࣱ سَاۤىِٕغࣱ شَرَابُهُۥ وَهَـٰذَا مِلۡحٌ أُجَاجࣱۖ وَمِن كُلࣲّ تَأۡكُلُونَ لَحۡمࣰا طَرِیࣰّا وَتَسۡتَخۡرِجُونَ حِلۡیَةࣰ تَلۡبَسُونَهَاۖ وَتَرَى ٱلۡفُلۡكَ فِیهِ مَوَاخِرَ لِتَبۡتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And not alike are the two bodies of water. One is fresh and sweet, palatable for drinking, and one is salty and bitter. And from each you eat tender meat and extract ornaments which you wear, and you see the ships plowing through [them] that you might seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful
Derived Forms (1)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| مِلْحٌ | milḥun | Noun | 2× |