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مَيْتَة

maytatan

(born) dead

মৃত

Root letters: م و تAppears 6 times in the Qur'an#1,237 most frequentNoun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)Root letters: م و ت

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)مَّيْتَةًۭ6 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْمَيْتَةَthe dead animalsl-maytata · 2 times
  • ٱلْمَيْتَةُthe dead animalsl-maytatu · 2 times
  • مَّيْتَةًۭ(born) deadmaytatan · 1 times
  • مَيْتَةًdeadmaytatan · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root م و ت — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And 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.

Surah 36:33 — Read full ayah

And 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.

Surah 6:139 — Read full ayah

He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allāh. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] - then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Surah 16:115 — Read full ayah