The triliteral root lām mīm ḥā (ل م ح) occurs twice in the Quran as the noun lamḥ (لَمْح). 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
(16:77:9) kalamḥi | as a twinkling | وَمَا أَمْرُ السَّاعَةِ إِلَّا كَلَمْحِ الْبَصَرِ أَوْ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ |
(54:50:5) kalamḥin | like the twinkling | وَمَا أَمْرُنَا إِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary