ل و م Root l-w-m in the Qur’an 14 occurrences in 12 verses
- Occurrences
- 14
- Verses
- 12
- Surahs
- 10 of 114
- Words
- 7
Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ل و م (l-w-m) gives 7 words. It appears most in Al-Ma'idah (2), Ibrahim (2), Al-Isra (2).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
مَلُوم 5 times
- 17:29 · Al-Israمَلُومًۭا blameworthyAnd do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.
- 17:39 · Al-Israمَلُومًۭا blameworthyThat is from what your Lord has revealed to you, [O Muhammad], of wisdom. And, [O mankind], do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity, lest you be thrown into Hell, blamed and banished.
- 23:6 · Al-Mu'minunمَلُومِينَ blameworthyExcept from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed -
- 51:54 · Adh-Dhariyatبِمَلُومٍۢ (are) to be blamedSo leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.
- 70:30 · Al-Ma'arijمَلُومِينَ blameworthyExcept from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
لُمْ 3 times
- 12:32 · Yusufلُمْتُنَّنِى you blamed meShe said, "That is the one about whom you blamed me. And I certainly sought to seduce him, but he firmly refused; and if he will not do what I order him, he will surely be imprisoned and will be of those debased."
- 14:22 · Ibrahimتَلُومُونِى blame meAnd Satan will say when the matter has been concluded, "Indeed, Allah had promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed you. But I had no authority over you except that I invited you, and you responded to me. So do not blame me; but blame yourselves. I cannot be called to your aid, nor can you be called to my aid. Indeed, I deny your association of me [with Allah] before. Indeed, for the wrongdoers is a painful punishment."
- 14:22 · Ibrahimوَلُومُوٓا۟ but blameAnd Satan will say when the matter has been concluded, "Indeed, Allah had promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed you. But I had no authority over you except that I invited you, and you responded to me. So do not blame me; but blame yourselves. I cannot be called to your aid, nor can you be called to my aid. Indeed, I deny your association of me [with Allah] before. Indeed, for the wrongdoers is a painful punishment."
مُلِيم 2 times
- 37:142 · As-Saffatمُلِيمٌۭ (was) blameworthyThen the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.
- 51:40 · Adh-Dhariyatمُلِيمٌۭ (was) blameworthySo We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
لائِم 1 time
- 5:54 · Al-Ma'idahلَآئِمٍۢ ۚ (of) a criticO you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
لَوّامَة 1 time
- 75:2 · Al-Qiyamahٱللَّوَّامَةِ self-accusingAnd I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
لَوْمَة 1 time
- 5:54 · Al-Ma'idahلَوْمَةَ the blameO you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
يَتَلاوَمُ 1 time
- 68:30 · Al-Qalamيَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ blaming each otherThen they approached one another, blaming each other.
How we count
Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.
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