The triliteral root sīn hamza mīm (س أ م) occurs three times in the Quran as the form I verb yasamu (يَسْـَٔمُ). 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 tire
(2:282:79) tasamū | (be) weary | وَلَا تَسْأَمُوا أَنْ تَكْتُبُوهُ صَغِيرًا أَوْ كَبِيرًا إِلَىٰ أَجَلِهِ |
(41:38:12) yasamūna | tire | يُسَبِّحُونَ لَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْأَمُونَ |
(41:49:2) yasamu | get tired | لَا يَسْأَمُ الْإِنْسَانُ مِنْ دُعَاءِ الْخَيْرِ وَإِنْ مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ فَيَئُوسٌ قَنُوطٌ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary