ي م م Root y-m-m in the Qur’an 11 occurrences in 10 verses

Words from this root

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

يَمّ 8 times

• 7:136 · Al-A'rafٱلْيَمِّ the seaSo We took retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.
• 20:39 · Ta-Haٱلْيَمِّ the river[Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me that you would be brought up under My eye.
• 20:39 · Ta-Haٱلْيَمُّ the river[Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me that you would be brought up under My eye.
• 20:78 · Ta-Haٱلْيَمِّ the seaSo Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,
• 20:97 · Ta-Haٱلْيَمِّ the sea[Moses] said, "Then go. And indeed, it is [decreed] for you in [this] life to say, 'No contact.' And indeed, you have an appointment [in the Hereafter] you will not fail to keep. And look at your 'god' to which you remained devoted. We will surely burn it and blow it into the sea with a blast.
• 28:7 · Al-Qasasٱلْيَمِّ the riverAnd We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make him [one] of the messengers."
• 28:40 · Al-Qasasٱلْيَمِّ ۖ the seaSo We took him and his soldiers and threw them into the sea. So see how was the end of the wrongdoers.
• 51:40 · Adh-Dhariyatٱلْيَمِّ the seaSo We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.

تَيَمَّمُ 3 times

• 2:267 · Al-Baqarahتَيَمَّمُوا۟ aim (at)O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which We have produced for you from the earth. And do not aim toward the defective therefrom, spending [from that] while you would not take it [yourself] except with closed eyes. And know that Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
• 4:43 · An-Nisaفَتَيَمَّمُوا۟ then do tayammumO you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying or in a state of janabah, except those passing through [a place of prayer], until you have washed [your whole body]. And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and your hands [with it]. Indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.
• 5:6 · Al-Ma'idahفَتَيَمَّمُوا۟ then do tayyammumO you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves. But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful.

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.