The triliteral root dāl mīm rā (د م ر) occurs 10 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- eight times as the form II verb dammara (دَمَّرَ)
- twice as the form II verbal noun tadmīr (تَدْمِير)
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 II) - to destroy
| (7:137:21) wadammarnā | And We destroyed | وَدَمَّرْنَا مَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ فِرْعَوْنُ وَقَوْمُهُ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْرِشُونَ |
| (17:16:13) fadammarnāhā | and We destroy it | أَمَرْنَا مُتْرَفِيهَا فَفَسَقُوا فِيهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَيْهَا الْقَوْلُ فَدَمَّرْنَاهَا تَدْمِيرًا |
| (25:36:8) fadammarnāhum | Then We destroyed them | فَقُلْنَا اذْهَبَا إِلَى الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا فَدَمَّرْنَاهُمْ تَدْمِيرًا |
| (26:172:2) dammarnā | We destroyed | ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْآخَرِينَ |
| (27:51:7) dammarnāhum | destroyed them | فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ مَكْرِهِمْ أَنَّا دَمَّرْنَاهُمْ وَقَوْمَهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ |
| (37:136:2) dammarnā | We destroyed | ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْآخَرِينَ |
| (46:25:1) tudammiru | Destroying | تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا لَا يُرَىٰ إِلَّا مَسَاكِنُهُمْ |
| (47:10:12) dammara | Allah destroyed | دَمَّرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلِلْكَافِرِينَ أَمْثَالُهَا |
Verbal noun (form II)
| (17:16:14) tadmīran | (with) destruction | أَمَرْنَا مُتْرَفِيهَا فَفَسَقُوا فِيهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَيْهَا الْقَوْلُ فَدَمَّرْنَاهَا تَدْمِيرًا |
| (25:36:9) tadmīran | (with) destruction | فَقُلْنَا اذْهَبَا إِلَى الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا فَدَمَّرْنَاهُمْ تَدْمِيرًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
