Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
يمم
Parts of Speech
Noun (8×), Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
11 times across 7 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root يمم primarily means to go or direct oneself towards a place or person, often with intention.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: y-m-m
Listen: ٱلْيَمِّ 51:40
Root letters: ي — م — م

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 11 Occurrences

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

Noun (7) · Verb (3)

Noun (7 verses — showing first 5)

Ta Ha 20:39 Noun
أَنِ ٱقۡذِفِیهِ فِی ٱلتَّابُوتِ فَٱقۡذِفِیهِ فِی ٱلۡیَمِّ فَلۡیُلۡقِهِ ٱلۡیَمُّ بِٱلسَّاحِلِ یَأۡخُذۡهُ عَدُوࣱّ لِّی وَعَدُوࣱّ لَّهُۥۚ وَأَلۡقَیۡتُ عَلَیۡكَ مَحَبَّةࣰ مِّنِّی وَلِتُصۡنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَیۡنِیۤ ۝٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me that you would be brought up under My eye
Ta Ha 20:78 Noun
فَأَتۡبَعَهُمۡ فِرۡعَوۡنُ بِجُنُودِهِۦ فَغَشِیَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡیَمِّ مَا غَشِیَهُمۡ ۝٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them
Ta Ha 20:97 Noun
قَالَ فَٱذۡهَبۡ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِی ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَۖ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوۡعِدࣰا لَّن تُخۡلَفَهُۥۖ وَٱنظُرۡ إِلَىٰۤ إِلَـٰهِكَ ٱلَّذِی ظَلۡتَ عَلَیۡهِ عَاكِفࣰاۖ لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ فِی ٱلۡیَمِّ نَسۡفًا ۝٩٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Moses] said, "Then go. And indeed, it is [decreed] for you in [this] life to say, 'No contact.' And indeed, you have an appointment [in the Hereafter] you will not fail to keep. And look at your 'god' to which you remained devoted. We will surely burn it and blow it into the sea with a blast
The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:40 Noun
فَأَخَذۡنَـٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذۡنَـٰهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡیَمِّۖ فَٱنظُرۡ كَیۡفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِینَ ۝٤٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So We took him and his soldiers and threw them into the sea. So see how was the end of the wrongdoers
The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:7 Noun
وَأَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰۤ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰۤ أَنۡ أَرۡضِعِیهِۖ فَإِذَا خِفۡتِ عَلَیۡهِ فَأَلۡقِیهِ فِی ٱلۡیَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِی وَلَا تَحۡزَنِیۤۖ إِنَّا رَاۤدُّوهُ إِلَیۡكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ ۝٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make him [one] of the messengers."

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْيَمِّ lyami Noun
فَتَيَمَّمُوا۟ fatayamamuwā Verb
ٱلْيَمُّ lyamu Noun
تَيَمَّمُوا۟ tayamamuwā Verb