Arabic root

ح-م-د

3 words from this root family

A1phrase

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

al-ḥamdu lillāhi

praise be to God / thank God

Example

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، كُلُّ شَيْءٍ جَيِّدٌ.

al-ḥamdu lillāhi, kullu shayʾin jayyidun.

Thank God, everything is good.

Root: ح-م-د Greetings Basics

Culture

Used constantly in daily Arabic, even by non-religious speakers. Said after sneezing, after eating, when asked how you are, etc.

B2adjective

حَمِيد

ḥamīd

benign (medical)

Example

أَكَّدَتِ الفُحوصاتُ أَنَّ الوَرَمَ حَميد.

akkadati l-fuḥūṣātu anna l-warama ḥamīd.

Tests confirmed that the tumor is benign.

Root: ح-م-د Science Medicine

A2noun

حَمْدٌ

ḥamd

praise

Example

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīn

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds (1:2)

Root: ح-م-د Quranic

Grammar

Masculine verbal noun (maṣdar) of حَمِدَ. Related: مُحَمَّدٌ (Muhammad = praised one), أَحْمَدُ (Ahmad = most praiseworthy), مَحْمُودٌ (praiseworthy), حَمِيدٌ (praiseworthy - divine name).

Culture

Al-ḥamdu lillāh (praise be to God) is the most common phrase of gratitude in Islam, said after eating, sneezing, receiving good news, and in all circumstances.