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عمى

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the loss of sight, both literal and metaphorical. It extends to concepts of confusion, ignorance, and feigning ignorance.

Derived headwords

عَمِيَverb
  1. 1.
    and a blind peopleboth

    and a blind people

  2. 2.
    the matter became obscure to himboth

    the matter became obscure to him

  3. 3.
    blind of heart: meaning ignorantboth

    blind of heart: meaning ignorant

عَمَىnoun
  1. 1.
    and a blind peopleboth

    and a blind people

  2. 2.
    the matter became obscure to himboth

    the matter became obscure to him

  3. 3.
    blind of heart: meaning ignorantboth

    blind of heart: meaning ignorant

أَعْمَىadjective
  1. 1.
    so he is blindboth

    so he is blind

  2. 2.
    how blind his heart is, because much misguidance is attributed to himboth

    how blind his heart is, because much misguidance is attributed to him

أَعْمَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    Allah made him blindboth

    Allah made him blind

تَعَامَىverb
  1. 1.
    the man pretended to be blindboth

    the man pretended to be blind

عَمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    and a blind peopleboth

    and a blind people

  2. 2.
    the matter became obscure to himboth

    the matter became obscure to him

  3. 3.
    blind of heart: meaning ignorantboth

    blind of heart: meaning ignorant

عُمِّيadjective
  1. 1.
    and a blind peopleboth

    and a blind people

  2. 2.
    the matter became obscure to himboth

    the matter became obscure to him

  3. 3.
    blind of heart: meaning ignorantboth

    blind of heart: meaning ignorant

عَمِيٌّ القَلْبِadjective
  1. 1.
    blind of heartclassical

    Ignorant or lacking understanding.

عَمِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    blind to what is rightboth

    blind to what is right

  2. 2.
    blind of heart, on the pattern of 'fi'la' in bothboth

    blind of heart, on the pattern of 'fi'la' in both

Parallel reading

العمى: ذهاب البصر
Blindness: the loss of sight.
وقد عمي فهو أعمى
And he became blind, so he is blind.
وقوم عمي
And a people who are blind.
وأعماه الله
And Allah made him blind.
وتعامى الرجل: أرى من نفسه ذلك
And the man feigned ignorance: he made himself appear so.
وعمي عليه الأمر، إذا التبس
And the matter became unclear to him, when it was confused.
فعميت عليهم الأنباء يومئذ
Then the news became unclear to them on that day.
ورجل عمي القلب، أي جاهل
And a man blind of heart, meaning ignorant.
وامرأة عمية
And a woman who is blind.