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اسْم

is'ma

(the) name

নাম

Root letters: س م وAppears 39 times in the Qur'an#297 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 30

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: س م و

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)ٱسْمَ27 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)أَسْمَآءٍۢ12 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱسْمَ(the) nameis'ma · 9 times
  • ٱسْمُ(the) nameus'mu · 5 times
  • ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ(are) the namesl-asmāu · 4 times
  • بِٱسْمِ(the) namebi-is'mi · 4 times
  • بِسْمِIn (the) namebis'mi · 3 times
  • ٱسْمُهُۥHis nameus'muhu · 3 times

Words from the same root

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

Examples from the Qur'an

In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Surah 1:1 — Read full ayah

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

Surah 56:74 — Read full ayah

Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

Surah 87:1 — Read full ayah