Nun-Ayn-Mim
2 words from this root family
Nun-Ayn-Mim (ن-ع-م) has 2 words in the Fahm dictionary: anʿama (he bestowed favor / he blessed), niʿmah (blessing / favor / grace).
In the Quran, words built on this root occur 140 times in 128 verses, across 61 of the 114 suras. The first is in 1:7. The form نِعْمَةٌ (blessing / favor / grace) accounts for 50 of them.
Themes: Quranic
| Word | Meaning | Type | In the Quran | Taught in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
أَنْعَمَ anʿama | he bestowed favor / he blessed | verb, A2 | 17× | Quranic Verbs of Action |
نِعْمَةٌ niʿmah | blessing / favor / grace | noun, A1 | 50× | Life, Death, and the Hereafter |
“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.
صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَThe path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.
يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِعَهْدِىٓ أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّـٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِO Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I favoured you, and fulfil your (part of the) covenant, I shall fulfil My (part of the) covenant, and fear Me.
إِن تُبْدُوا۟ ٱلصَّدَقَـٰتِ فَنِعِمَّا هِىَ ۖ وَإِن تُخْفُوهَا وَتُؤْتُوهَا ٱلْفُقَرَآءَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۚ وَيُكَفِّرُ عَنكُم مِّن سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌIf ye publish your almsgiving, it is well, but if ye hide it and give it to the poor, it will be better for you, and will atone for some of your ill-deeds. Allah is Informed of what ye do.
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).
Form IV verb (أَفْعَلَ). Noun: نِعْمَةٌ (blessing/favor). Used with عَلَى (upon). Related: نَعِيمٌ (bliss, comfort).
Part of Surah al-Fātiḥah. The 'blessed ones' are identified as prophets, truthful, martyrs, and righteous (4:69).
Feminine noun. Plural: نِعَمٌ (niʿam) or أَنْعُمٌ. From نَعِمَ (to be comfortable/blessed). Related: نَعِيمٌ (bliss). إِنْعَامٌ (bestowing favor).
God's blessings are innumerable - this verse humbles humanity and motivates constant gratitude (shukr).