The triliteral root yā mīm mīm (ي م م) occurs 11 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- three times as the form V verb tayammamu (تَيَمَّمُ)
- eight times as the noun yamm (يَمّ)
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 V) - to aim, to do tayammum
| (2:267:15) tayammamū | aim (at) | وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنْفِقُونَ |
| (4:43:38) fatayammamū | then do tayammum | أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا |
| (5:6:40) fatayammamū | then do tayyammum | أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا |
Noun
| (7:136:5) l-yami | the sea | فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا |
| (20:39:7) l-yami | the river | أَنِ اقْذِفِيهِ فِي التَّابُوتِ فَاقْذِفِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ |
| (20:39:9) l-yamu | the river | فَلْيُلْقِهِ الْيَمُّ بِالسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّ لِي وَعَدُوٌّ لَهُ |
| (20:78:6) l-yami | the sea | فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُودِهِ فَغَشِيَهُمْ مِنَ الْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْ |
| (20:97:27) l-yami | the sea | لَنُحَرِّقَنَّهُ ثُمَّ لَنَنْسِفَنَّهُ فِي الْيَمِّ نَسْفًا |
| (28:7:12) l-yami | the river | فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحْزَنِي |
| (28:40:5) l-yami | the sea | فَأَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ |
| (51:40:5) l-yami | the sea | فَأَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
