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Quran Dictionary - ل و م

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The triliteral root lām wāw mīm (ل و م) occurs 14 times in the Quran, in seven derived forms:

  • three times as the form I verb lum (لُمْ)
  • once as the form VI verb yatalāwamu (يَتَلَٰوَمُ)
  • once as the adjective lawwāmat (لَّوَّامَة)
  • once as the noun lawmat (لَوْمَة)
  • once as the active participle lāim (لَآئِم)
  • five times as the passive participle malūm (مَلُوم)
  • twice as the form IV active participle mulīm (مُلِيم)

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Verb (form I) - to blame

(12:32:4) lum'tunnanīyou blamed me قَالَتْ فَذَٰلِكُنَّ الَّذِي لُمْتُنَّنِي فِيهِ
(14:22:25) talūmūnīblame me فَلَا تَلُومُونِي وَلُومُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ
(14:22:26) walūmūbut blame فَلَا تَلُومُونِي وَلُومُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ

Verb (form VI) - to blame

(68:30:5) yatalāwamūnablaming each other فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَاوَمُونَ

Adjective

(75:2:4) l-lawāmatiself-accusing وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ

Noun

(5:54:27) lawmatathe blame يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ

Active participle

(5:54:28) lāimin(of) a critic يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ

Passive participle

(17:29:12) malūmanblameworthy وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَحْسُورًا
(17:39:17) malūmanblameworthy وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ فَتُلْقَىٰ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَلُومًا مَدْحُورًا
(23:6:10) malūmīnablameworthy إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
(51:54:5) bimalūmin(are) to be blamed فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَا أَنْتَ بِمَلُومٍ
(70:30:10) malūmīnablameworthy إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

Active participle (form IV)

(37:142:4) mulīmun(was) blameworthy فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
(51:40:7) mulīmun(was) blameworthy فَأَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

See Also

Language Research Group
University of Leeds
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