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يَتِيم

yatīman

orphans

ইয়াতীম

Root letters: ي ت مAppears 23 times in the Qur'an#458 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 46

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ي ت م

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)يَتِيمًۭا8 times
  • Dual (muthannā)يَتِيمَيْنِ1 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰand [the] orphanswal-yatāmā · 7 times
  • ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰthe orphansl-yatāmā · 3 times
  • ٱلْيَتِيمَthe orphanl-yatīma · 3 times
  • ٱلْيَتِيمِ(of) the orphansl-yatīmi · 2 times
  • يَتِيمًۭاAn orphanyatīman · 2 times
  • ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ ۖthe orphansl-yatāmā · 1 times

Examples from the Qur'an

An orphan of near relationship

Surah 90:15 — Read full ayah

Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?

Surah 93:6 — Read full ayah

So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].

Surah 93:9 — Read full ayah