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ءن م

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of 'people' or 'creatures', encompassing humanity, jinn, and all beings on Earth. It also touches upon the idea of making something sleep or causing it to rest.

Derived headwords

أَنَامnoun
  1. 1.
    creaturesboth

    All created beings, encompassing humans, jinn, and all life on Earth.

  2. 2.
    peopleboth

    Humanity, or specifically those who are subject to sleep.

نامverb
  1. 1.
    to sleepboth

    To enter a state of sleep.

أنامverb
  1. 1.
    to make sleepclassical

    To cause someone or something to sleep.

الأنيمadjective
  1. 1.
    sleepingclassical

    Describing one who is sleeping or subject to sleep.

Parallel reading

الأنام، كسحاب
Al-anam, like 'sahab' (clouds).
أصله ونام من ونم: إذا صوت من نفسه
Its origin is 'wanama' and 'wanama': if it makes a sound from itself.
كإناء ووناء
Like 'inaa' (vessel) and 'winaa' (tent).
الآنام مثل ساباط
Al-anaam like 'sabaat' (a type of palace or covered walkway).
يجوز في الشعر الأنيم مثل أمير
In poetry, 'al-aneem' is permissible, like 'ameer' (prince).
وهو الخلق
And it is the creation.
أو كل من يعتريه النوم
Or everyone who is overcome by sleep.
أو الجن والإنس
Or the jinn and humans.
والأرض وضعها للأنام
And the Earth, He laid it out for mankind.
وهما الثقلان
And they are the two weighty ones (jinn and humans).
أو جميع ما على وجه الأرض من جميع الخلق
Or all that is on the face of the Earth from all creation.
لو رزقنا الله عدل سلطانه لأنام أنامه في ظل أمانه
If Allah had granted us the justice of His dominion, He would have made His creatures sleep in the shade of His security.