The triliteral root khā mīm rā (خ م ر) occurs seven times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the noun khumur (خُمُر)
- six times as the noun khamr (خَمْر)
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
| (24:31:16) bikhumurihinna | their head covers | وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ |
Noun
| (2:219:3) l-khamri | [the] intoxicants | يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ |
| (5:90:5) l-khamru | the intoxicants | إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنْصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ |
| (5:91:10) l-khamri | intoxicants | إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ |
| (12:36:10) khamran | wine | قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا إِنِّي أَرَانِي أَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا |
| (12:41:7) khamran | wine | يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِي رَبَّهُ خَمْرًا |
| (47:15:20) khamrin | wine | وَأَنْهَارٌ مِنْ خَمْرٍ لَذَّةٍ لِلشَّارِبِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
