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ك-ر-م

Kaf-Ra-Mim

3 words from this root family

About this root

Kaf-Ra-Mim (ك-ر-م) has 3 words in the Fahm dictionary: karīm (noble / generous / honorable), karīm (generous / noble), karāma (dignity).

In the Quran, words built on this root occur 47 times in 46 verses, across 29 of the 114 suras. The first is in 4:31. The form كَرِيمٌ (noble / generous / honorable) accounts for 30 of them.

Themes: Quranic, Adjectives, Character, Abstract Concepts

Words from this root

WordMeaningTypeIn the QuranTaught in
كَرِيمٌ
karīm
noble / generous / honorableadjective, A230×Reward, Recompense, and Deeds
كَريم
karīm
generous / nobleadjective, A1Adjectives - Quality & Character
كَرَامَة
karāma
dignitynoun, B1Time & Change

“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.

In the Quran

إِن تَجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَبَآئِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُم مُّدْخَلًا كَرِيمًا

If ye avoid the great (things) which ye are forbidden, We will remit from you your evil deeds and make you enter at a noble gate.

Quran 4:31
قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

He said: Seest Thou this (creature) whom Thou hast honoured above me, if Thou give me grace until the Day of Resurrection I verily will seize his seed, save but a few.

Quran 17:62
وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَلَدًا ۗ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۚ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ

And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son. Be He Glorified! Nay, but (those whom they call sons) are honoured slaves;

Quran 21:26

Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani 1.1), CC BY 3.0, tanzil.net. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, via Project Gutenberg. Counts and verse choice: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology data (corpus.quran.com).

Word cards with examples

A2adjective
كَرِيمٌ
karīm

noble / generous / honorable

Example
إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ
inna akramakum ʿinda Allāhi atqākum
Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous (49:13)
Grammar

Adjective (faʿīl pattern). Elative: أَكْرَمُ (most noble). Noun: كَرَمٌ (generosity). God's name: الْكَرِيمُ (The Generous). Also describes the Quran: قُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ.

Culture

This verse demolishes racism - nobility is defined by piety (taqwā), not lineage, wealth, or color. A revolutionary declaration of human equality.

A1adjective
كَريم
karīm

generous / noble

Example
هُوَ رَجُلٌ كَرِيمٌ
huwa rajulun karīmun
He is a generous man
Grammar

Feminine form: karīma (كَريمة). Generosity (karam) is a core value in Arab culture. Also a common name.

B1noun
كَرَامَة
karāma

dignity

Example
الكَرامَةُ الإنسانِيَّةُ فَوقَ كُلِّ اعتِبار.
al-karāmatu l-insāniyyatu fawqa kulli iʿtibār.
Human dignity is above all consideration.

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