م و ت Root m-w-t in the Qur’an 165 occurrences in 143 verses

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Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

مَوْت 50 times

• 2:19 · Al-Baqarahٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ [the] deathOr [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers.
• 2:56 · Al-Baqarahمَوْتِكُمْ your deathThen We revived you after your death that perhaps you would be grateful.
• 2:94 · Al-Baqarahٱلْمَوْتَ (for) [the] deathSay, [O Muhammad], "If the home of the Hereafter with Allah is for you alone and not the [other] people, then wish for death, if you should be truthful.
• 2:133 · Al-Baqarahٱلْمَوْتُ [the] deathOr were you witnesses when death approached Jacob, when he said to his sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We will worship your God and the God of your fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac - one God. And we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."
• 2:164 · Al-Baqarahمَوْتِهَا its deathIndeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what Allah has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth are signs for a people who use reason.
• 2:180 · Al-Baqarahٱلْمَوْتُ [the] deathPrescribed for you when death approaches [any] one of you if he leaves wealth [is that he should make] a bequest for the parents and near relatives according to what is acceptable - a duty upon the righteous.
• 2:243 · Al-Baqarahٱلْمَوْتِ (of) [the] deathHave you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life. And Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude.
• 2:259 · Al-Baqarahمَوْتِهَا ۖ its deathOr [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" The man said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allah is over all things competent."
• 3:143 · Ali 'Imranٱلْمَوْتَ (for) deathAnd you had certainly wished for martyrdom before you encountered it, and you have [now] seen it [before you] while you were looking on.
• 3:168 · Ali 'Imranٱلْمَوْتَ [the] deathThose who said about their brothers while sitting [at home], "If they had obeyed us, they would not have been killed." Say, "Then prevent death from yourselves, if you should be truthful."
• 3:185 · Ali 'Imranٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ [the] deathEvery soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire]. And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion.
• 4:15 · An-Nisaٱلْمَوْتُ [the] deathThose who commit unlawful sexual intercourse of your women - bring against them four [witnesses] from among you. And if they testify, confine the guilty women to houses until death takes them or Allah ordains for them [another] way.
• 4:18 · An-Nisaٱلْمَوْتُ [the] deathBut repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I have repented now," or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment.
• 4:78 · An-Nisaٱلْمَوْتُ [the] deathWherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them, they say, "This is from Allah "; and if evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you." Say, "All [things] are from Allah." So what is [the matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any statement?
• 4:100 · An-Nisaٱلْمَوْتُ [the] deathAnd whoever emigrates for the cause of Allah will find on the earth many [alternative] locations and abundance. And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allah and His Messenger and then death overtakes him - his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah. And Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
• 4:159 · An-Nisaمَوْتِهِۦ ۖ his deathAnd there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in Jesus before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness.
• 5:106 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْمَوْتُ [the] deathO you who have believed, testimony [should be taken] among you when death approaches one of you at the time of bequest - [that of] two just men from among you or two others from outside if you are traveling through the land and the disaster of death should strike you. Detain them after the prayer and let them both swear by Allah if you doubt [their testimony, saying], "We will not exchange our oath for a price, even if he should be a near relative, and we will not withhold the testimony of Allah. Indeed, we would then be of the sinful."
• 5:106 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ (of) [the] deathO you who have believed, testimony [should be taken] among you when death approaches one of you at the time of bequest - [that of] two just men from among you or two others from outside if you are traveling through the land and the disaster of death should strike you. Detain them after the prayer and let them both swear by Allah if you doubt [their testimony, saying], "We will not exchange our oath for a price, even if he should be a near relative, and we will not withhold the testimony of Allah. Indeed, we would then be of the sinful."
• 6:61 · Al-An'amٱلْمَوْتُ the deathAnd He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends over you guardian-angels until, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not fail [in their duties].
• 6:93 · Al-An'amٱلْمَوْتِ (of) [the] deathAnd who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, "It has been inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to him, and one who says, "I will reveal [something] like what Allah revealed." And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], "Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant."
• 8:6 · Al-Anfalٱلْمَوْتِ [the] deathArguing with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven toward death while they were looking on.
• 11:7 · Hudٱلْمَوْتِ [the] deathAnd it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water - that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed. But if you say, "Indeed, you are resurrected after death," those who disbelieve will surely say, "This is not but obvious magic."
• 14:17 · Ibrahimٱلْمَوْتُ the deathHe will gulp it but will hardly [be able to] swallow it. And death will come to him from everywhere, but he is not to die. And before him is a massive punishment.
• 16:65 · An-Nahlمَوْتِهَآ ۚ its deathAnd Allah has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who listen.
• 21:35 · Al-Anbyaٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ [the] deathEvery soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.
• 23:99 · Al-Mu'minunٱلْمَوْتُ the death[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back
• 25:3 · Al-Furqanمَوْتًۭا deathBut they have taken besides Him gods which create nothing, while they are created, and possess not for themselves any harm or benefit and possess not [power to cause] death or life or resurrection.
• 29:57 · Al-'Ankabutٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ the deathEvery soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned.
• 29:63 · Al-'Ankabutمَوْتِهَا its deathAnd if you asked them, "Who sends down rain from the sky and gives life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness?" they would surely say " Allah." Say, "Praise to Allah "; but most of them do not reason.
• 30:19 · Ar-Rumمَوْتِهَا ۚ its deathHe brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. And thus will you be brought out.

Also in 20 more places: 30:24, 30:50, 32:11, 33:16, 33:19, 34:14, 34:14, 35:9, 39:42, 39:42, 44:56, 45:5, 47:20, 50:19, 56:60, 57:17, 62:6, 62:8, 63:10, 67:2

ماتَ 39 times

• 2:132 · Al-Baqarahتَمُوتُنَّ (should) you dieAnd Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."
• 2:161 · Al-Baqarahوَمَاتُوا۟ and die[d]Indeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers - upon them will be the curse of Allah and of the angels and the people, all together,
• 2:217 · Al-Baqarahفَيَمُتْ then diesThey ask you about the sacred month - about fighting therein. Say, "Fighting therein is great [sin], but averting [people] from the way of Allah and disbelief in Him and [preventing access to] al-Masjid al-Haram and the expulsion of its people therefrom are greater [evil] in the sight of Allah. And fitnah is greater than killing." And they will continue to fight you until they turn you back from your religion if they are able. And whoever of you reverts from his religion [to disbelief] and dies while he is a disbeliever - for those, their deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and those are the companions of the Fire, they will abide therein eternally.
• 2:243 · Al-Baqarahمُوتُوا۟ DieHave you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life. And Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude.
• 3:91 · Ali 'Imranوَمَاتُوا۟ and diedIndeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers - never would the [whole] capacity of the earth in gold be accepted from one of them if he would [seek to] ransom himself with it. For those there will be a painful punishment, and they will have no helpers.
• 3:102 · Ali 'Imranتَمُوتُنَّ dieO you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims [in submission to Him].
• 3:119 · Ali 'Imranمُوتُوا۟ DieHere you are loving them but they are not loving you, while you believe in the Scripture - all of it. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe." But when they are alone, they bite their fingertips at you in rage. Say, "Die in your rage. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts."
• 3:144 · Ali 'Imranمَّاتَ he diedMuhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. So if he was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels [to unbelief]? And he who turns back on his heels will never harm Allah at all; but Allah will reward the grateful.
• 3:145 · Ali 'Imranتَمُوتَ he diesAnd it is not [possible] for one to die except by permission of Allah at a decree determined. And whoever desires the reward of this world - We will give him thereof; and whoever desires the reward of the Hereafter - We will give him thereof. And we will reward the grateful.
• 3:156 · Ali 'Imranمَاتُوا۟ they (would have) diedO you who have believed, do not be like those who disbelieved and said about their brothers when they traveled through the land or went out to fight, "If they had been with us, they would not have died or have been killed," so Allah makes that [misconception] a regret within their hearts. And it is Allah who gives life and causes death, and Allah is Seeing of what you do.
• 3:157 · Ali 'Imranمُتُّمْ die[d] And if you are killed in the cause of Allah or die - then forgiveness from Allah and mercy are better than whatever they accumulate [in this world].
• 3:158 · Ali 'Imranمُّتُّمْ you dieAnd whether you die or are killed, unto Allah you will be gathered.
• 4:18 · An-Nisaيَمُوتُونَ dieBut repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I have repented now," or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment.
• 7:25 · Al-A'rafتَمُوتُونَ you will dieHe said, "Therein you will live, and therein you will die, and from it you will be brought forth."
• 9:84 · At-Tawbahمَّاتَ who diesAnd do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muhammad], over any of them who has died - ever - or stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient.
• 9:84 · At-Tawbahوَمَاتُوا۟ and diedAnd do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muhammad], over any of them who has died - ever - or stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient.
• 9:125 · At-Tawbahوَمَاتُوا۟ And they dieBut as for those in whose hearts is disease, it has [only] increased them in evil [in addition] to their evil. And they will have died while they are disbelievers.
• 16:38 · An-Nahlيَمُوتُ ۚ diesAnd they swear by Allah their strongest oaths [that] Allah will not resurrect one who dies. But yes - [it is] a true promise [binding] upon Him, but most of the people do not know.
• 19:15 · Maryamيَمُوتُ he diesAnd peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive.
• 19:23 · Maryamمِتُّ I (had) diedAnd the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten."
• 19:33 · Maryamأَمُوتُ I will dieAnd peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive."
• 19:66 · Maryamمِتُّ I am deadAnd the disbeliever says, "When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?"
• 20:74 · Ta-Haيَمُوتُ he will dieIndeed, whoever comes to his Lord as a criminal - indeed, for him is Hell; he will neither die therein nor live.
• 21:34 · Al-Anbyaمِّتَّ you dieAnd We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?
• 22:58 · Al-Hajjمَاتُوا۟ diedAnd those who emigrated for the cause of Allah and then were killed or died - Allah will surely provide for them a good provision. And indeed, it is Allah who is the best of providers.
• 23:35 · Al-Mu'minunمِتُّمْ you are deadDoes he promise you that when you have died and become dust and bones that you will be brought forth [once more]?
• 23:37 · Al-Mu'minunنَمُوتُ we dieLife is not but our worldly life - we die and live, but we will not be resurrected.
• 23:82 · Al-Mu'minunمِتْنَا we are deadThey said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
• 25:58 · Al-Furqanيَمُوتُ does not dieAnd rely upon the Ever-Living who does not die, and exalt [Allah] with His praise. And sufficient is He to be, with the sins of His servants, Acquainted -
• 31:34 · Luqmanتَمُوتُ ۚ it will dieIndeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.

Also in 9 more places: 35:36, 37:16, 37:53, 39:42, 45:24, 47:34, 50:3, 56:47, 87:13

مَيِّت 38 times

• 2:28 · Al-Baqarahأَمْوَٰتًۭا deadHow can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.
• 2:73 · Al-Baqarahٱلْمَوْتَىٰ the deadSo, We said, "Strike the slain man with part of it." Thus does Allah bring the dead to life, and He shows you His signs that you might reason.
• 2:154 · Al-Baqarahأَمْوَٰتٌۢ ۚ (They are) deadAnd do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allah, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.
• 2:260 · Al-Baqarahٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ (to) the deadAnd [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." [Allah] said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied." [Allah] said, "Take four birds and commit them to yourself. Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise."
• 3:27 · Ali 'Imranٱلْمَيِّتِ the deadYou cause the night to enter the day, and You cause the day to enter the night; and You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give provision to whom You will without account."
• 3:27 · Ali 'Imranٱلْمَيِّتَ the deadYou cause the night to enter the day, and You cause the day to enter the night; and You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give provision to whom You will without account."
• 3:49 · Ali 'Imranٱلْمَوْتَىٰ (to) the deadAnd [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah. And I cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead - by permission of Allah. And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers.
• 3:169 · Ali 'Imranأَمْوَٰتًۢا ۚ (as) deadAnd never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,
• 5:110 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْمَوْتَىٰ the dead[The Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure Spirit and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and [remember] when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you designed from clay [what was] like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind and the leper with My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from [killing] you when you came to them with clear proofs and those who disbelieved among them said, "This is not but obvious magic."
• 6:36 · Al-An'amوَٱلْمَوْتَىٰ But the dead Only those who hear will respond. But the dead - Allah will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.
• 6:95 · Al-An'amٱلْمَيِّتِ the deadIndeed, Allah is the cleaver of grain and date seeds. He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living. That is Allah; so how are you deluded?
• 6:95 · Al-An'amٱلْمَيِّتِ the deadIndeed, Allah is the cleaver of grain and date seeds. He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living. That is Allah; so how are you deluded?
• 6:111 · Al-An'amٱلْمَوْتَىٰ the deadAnd even if We had sent down to them the angels [with the message] and the dead spoke to them [of it] and We gathered together every [created] thing in front of them, they would not believe unless Allah should will. But most of them, [of that], are ignorant.
• 7:57 · Al-A'rafمَّيِّتٍۢ deadAnd it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be reminded.
• 7:57 · Al-A'rafٱلْمَوْتَىٰ the deadAnd it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be reminded.
• 10:31 · Yunusٱلْمَيِّتِ the deadSay, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Or who controls hearing and sight and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and who arranges [every] matter?" They will say, "Allah," so say, "Then will you not fear Him?"
• 10:31 · Yunusٱلْمَيِّتَ the deadSay, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Or who controls hearing and sight and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and who arranges [every] matter?" They will say, "Allah," so say, "Then will you not fear Him?"
• 13:31 · Ar-Ra'dٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۗ the deadAnd if there was any qur'an by which the mountains would be removed or the earth would be broken apart or the dead would be made to speak, [it would be this Qur'an], but to Allah belongs the affair entirely. Then have those who believed not accepted that had Allah willed, He would have guided the people, all of them? And those who disbelieve do not cease to be struck, for what they have done, by calamity - or it will descend near their home - until there comes the promise of Allah. Indeed, Allah does not fail in [His] promise.
• 14:17 · Ibrahimبِمَيِّتٍۢ ۖ will dieHe will gulp it but will hardly [be able to] swallow it. And death will come to him from everywhere, but he is not to die. And before him is a massive punishment.
• 16:21 · An-Nahlأَمْوَٰتٌ (They are) deadThey are, [in fact], dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.
• 22:6 · Al-Hajjٱلْمَوْتَىٰ (to) the deadThat is because Allah is the Truth and because He gives life to the dead and because He is over all things competent
• 23:15 · Al-Mu'minunلَمَيِّتُونَ surely (will) dieThen indeed, after that you are to die.
• 27:80 · An-Namlٱلْمَوْتَىٰ the deadIndeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they have turned their backs retreating.
• 30:19 · Ar-Rumٱلْمَيِّتِ the deadHe brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. And thus will you be brought out.
• 30:19 · Ar-Rumٱلْمَيِّتَ the deadHe brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. And thus will you be brought out.
• 30:50 · Ar-Rumٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ (to) the deadSo observe the effects of the mercy of Allah - how He gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed, that [same one] will give life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.
• 30:52 · Ar-Rumٱلْمَوْتَىٰ make the dead hearSo indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs, retreating.
• 35:9 · Fatirمَّيِّتٍۢ deadAnd it is Allah who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds, and We drive them to a dead land and give life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Thus is the resurrection.
• 35:22 · Fatirٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ ۚ the deadAnd not equal are the living and the dead. Indeed, Allah causes to hear whom He wills, but you cannot make hear those in the graves.
• 36:12 · Ya-Sinٱلْمَوْتَىٰ (to) the deadIndeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a clear register.

Also in 8 more places: 37:58, 39:30, 39:30, 41:39, 42:9, 46:33, 75:40, 77:26

أَماتَ 21 times

• 2:28 · Al-Baqarahيُمِيتُكُمْ He will cause you to dieHow can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.
• 2:258 · Al-Baqarahوَيُمِيتُ and causes deathHave you not considered the one who argued with Abraham about his Lord [merely] because Allah had given him kingship? When Abraham said, "My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death," he said, "I give life and cause death." Abraham said, "Indeed, Allah brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west." So the disbeliever was overwhelmed [by astonishment], and Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
• 2:258 · Al-Baqarahوَأُمِيتُ ۖ and cause deathHave you not considered the one who argued with Abraham about his Lord [merely] because Allah had given him kingship? When Abraham said, "My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death," he said, "I give life and cause death." Abraham said, "Indeed, Allah brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west." So the disbeliever was overwhelmed [by astonishment], and Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
• 2:259 · Al-Baqarahفَأَمَاتَهُ Then he was made to dieOr [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" The man said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allah is over all things competent."
• 3:156 · Ali 'Imranوَيُمِيتُ ۗ and causes deathO you who have believed, do not be like those who disbelieved and said about their brothers when they traveled through the land or went out to fight, "If they had been with us, they would not have died or have been killed," so Allah makes that [misconception] a regret within their hearts. And it is Allah who gives life and causes death, and Allah is Seeing of what you do.
• 7:158 · Al-A'rafوَيُمِيتُ ۖ and causes deathSay, [O Muhammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death." So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.
• 9:116 · At-Tawbahوَيُمِيتُ ۚ and He causes deathIndeed, to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death. And you have not besides Allah any protector or any helper.
• 10:56 · Yunusوَيُمِيتُ and causes deathHe gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be returned
• 15:23 · Al-Hijrوَنُمِيتُ and We cause deathAnd indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.
• 22:66 · Al-Hajjيُمِيتُكُمْ He will cause you to dieAnd He is the one who gave you life; then He causes you to die and then will [again] give you life. Indeed, mankind is ungrateful.
• 23:80 · Al-Mu'minunوَيُمِيتُ and causes deathAnd it is He who gives life and causes death, and His is the alternation of the night and the day. Then will you not reason?
• 26:81 · Ash-Shu'araيُمِيتُنِى will cause me to dieAnd who will cause me to die and then bring me to life
• 30:40 · Ar-Rumيُمِيتُكُمْ He will cause you to dieAllah is the one who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, and then will give you life. Are there any of your "partners" who does anything of that? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.
• 40:11 · Ghafirأَمَتَّنَا You gave us deathThey will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?"
• 40:68 · Ghafirوَيُمِيتُ ۖ and causes deathHe it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is.
• 44:8 · Ad-Dukhanوَيُمِيتُ ۖ and causes deathThere is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.
• 45:26 · Al-Jathiyahيُمِيتُكُمْ causes you to dieSay, "Allah causes you to live, then causes you to die; then He will assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt, but most of the people do not know."
• 50:43 · Qafوَنُمِيتُ and [We] cause deathIndeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination
• 53:44 · An-Najmأَمَاتَ causes deathAnd that it is He who causes death and gives life
• 57:2 · Al-Hadidوَيُمِيتُ ۖ and causes deathHis is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.
• 80:21 · Abasaأَمَاتَهُۥ He causes him to dieThen He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

مَيْتَة 6 times

• 2:173 · Al-Baqarahٱلْمَيْتَةَ the dead animalsHe has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
• 5:3 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْمَيْتَةُ the dead animalsProhibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
• 6:139 · Al-An'amمَّيْتَةًۭ (born) deadAnd they say, "What is in the bellies of these animals is exclusively for our males and forbidden to our females. But if it is [born] dead, then all of them have shares therein." He will punish them for their description. Indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.
• 6:145 · Al-An'amمَيْتَةً deadSay, "I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure - or it be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
• 16:115 · An-Nahlٱلْمَيْتَةَ the dead animalHe has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
• 36:33 · Ya-Sinٱلْمَيْتَةُ deadAnd a sign for them is the dead earth. We have brought it to life and brought forth from it grain, and from it they eat.

مَيْت 5 times

• 6:122 · Al-An'amمَيْتًۭا deadAnd is one who was dead and We gave him life and made for him light by which to walk among the people like one who is in darkness, never to emerge therefrom? Thus it has been made pleasing to the disbelievers that which they were doing.
• 25:49 · Al-Furqanمَّيْتًۭا deadThat We may bring to life thereby a dead land and give it as drink to those We created of numerous livestock and men.
• 43:11 · Az-Zukhrufمَّيْتًۭا ۚ deadAnd who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -
• 49:12 · Al-Hujuratمَيْتًۭا deadO you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.
• 50:11 · Qafمَّيْتًۭا ۚ deadAs provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the resurrection.

مَمات 3 times

• 6:162 · Al-An'amوَمَمَاتِى and my dyingSay, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.
• 17:75 · Al-Israٱلْمَمَاتِ (after) the deathThen [if you had], We would have made you taste double [punishment in] life and double [after] death. Then you would not find for yourself against Us a helper.
• 45:21 · Al-Jathiyahوَمَمَاتُهُمْ ۚ and their deathOr do those who commit evils think We will make them like those who have believed and done righteous deeds - [make them] equal in their life and their death? Evil is that which they judge.

مَوْتَت 3 times

• 37:59 · As-Saffatمَوْتَتَنَا our deathExcept for our first death, and we will not be punished?"
• 44:35 · Ad-Dukhanمَوْتَتُنَا our death"There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.
• 44:56 · Ad-Dukhanٱلْمَوْتَةَ the deathThey will not taste death therein except the first death, and He will have protected them from the punishment of Hellfire

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.