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أَبْكَم

buk'mun

dumb

বোবা

Root letters: ب ك مAppears 6 times in the Qur'an#1,126 most frequentNoun (ism)
Learn it in lesson 113

About this word

Noun (ism)Root letters: ب ك م

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)أَبْكَمُ1 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • بُكْمٌdumbbuk'mun · 2 times
  • وَبُكْمٌۭand dumbwabuk'mun · 1 times
  • ٱلْبُكْمُthe dumbl-buk'mu · 1 times
  • أَبْكَمُ(is) dumbabkamu · 1 times
  • وَبُكْمًۭاand dumbwabuk'man · 1 times

Examples from the Qur'an

Deaf, dumb and blind - so they will not return [to the right path].

Surah 2:18 — Read full ayah

Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allāh are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason [i.e., the disbelievers].

Surah 8:22 — Read full ayah

But those who deny Our verses are deaf and dumb within darknesses. Whomever Allāh wills - He sends astray; and whomever He wills - He puts him on a straight path.

Surah 6:39 — Read full ayah