The triliteral root ḥā mīm hamza (ح م أ) occurs four times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- three times as the noun ḥama (حَمَإ)
- once as the adjective ḥami-at (حَمِئَة)
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.
Noun
| (15:26:7) ḥama-in | black mud | وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ مِنْ حَمَإٍ مَسْنُونٍ |
| (15:28:11) ḥama-in | black mud | إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ مِنْ حَمَإٍ مَسْنُونٍ |
| (15:33:10) ḥama-in | black mud | قَالَ لَمْ أَكُنْ لِأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ مِنْ حَمَإٍ مَسْنُونٍ |
Adjective
| (18:86:10) ḥami-atin | (of) dark mud | حَتَّىٰ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِي عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
