Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
يوم
Parts of Speech
Noun (200×)
Qur'an Occurrences
200 times across 46 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "ywm" primarily refers to a period of time, often a day from sunrise to sunset, or from dawn to sunset. It can also denote an event or accident, a day's journey, or a battle/conflict.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: y-w-m
Listen: يَوْمَئِذٍ 102:8
Root letters: ي — و — م

Word Family Tree (27 forms)

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

Noun 200×

Concordance — 200 Occurrences

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

Noun (187)

Noun (187 verses — showing first 5)

The Courser, The Chargers, The Assulters 100:11 Noun
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Acquainted
The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster, The Terrible Calamity 101:4 Noun
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed
Rivalry in World Increase, Competition, Worldly Gain 102:8 Noun
ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure
Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:65 Noun
ٱلۡیَوۡمَ نَخۡتِمُ عَلَىٰۤ أَفۡوَ ٰهِهِمۡ وَتُكَلِّمُنَاۤ أَیۡدِیهِمۡ وَتَشۡهَدُ أَرۡجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَكۡسِبُونَ ۝٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): That Day, We will seal over their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify about what they used to earn
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:144 Noun
لَلَبِثَ فِی بَطۡنِهِۦۤ إِلَىٰ یَوۡمِ یُبۡعَثُونَ ۝١٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected

Derived Forms (27)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَوْمَ yawma Noun 57×
يَوْمَئِذٍ yawmaidhin Noun 37×
ٱلْيَوْمَ lyawma Noun 15×
يَوْمُ yawmu Noun 13×
يَوْمِ yawmi Noun 11×
يَوْمٍ yawmin Noun
وَيَوْمَ wayawma Noun
بِيَوْمِ biyawmi Noun
يَوْمًا yawmanā Noun
أَيَّامٍ ʾaayaāmin Noun