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أَلِيم

alīmun

painful

নিদারুণ

Root letters: أ ل مAppears 72 times in the Qur'an#159 most frequentAdjective (ṣifa)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 16

About this word

Adjective (ṣifa)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: أ ل م

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)أَلِيمٌۭ72 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • أَلِيمٌۭpainfulalīmun · 28 times
  • أَلِيمًۭاpainfulalīman · 11 times
  • أَلِيمٍۢpainfulalīmin · 9 times
  • أَلِيمٌpainfulalīmun · 7 times
  • أَلِيمٍpainfulalīmin · 5 times
  • ٱلْأَلِيمَthe painfull-alīma · 4 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root أ ل م — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

Surah 84:24 — Read full ayah

Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment,

Surah 37:38 — Read full ayah

And that it is My punishment which is the painful punishment.

Surah 15:50 — Read full ayah