عَمًى
blindness
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Highlights
Feminine
عَمْيَاء
Plural
عُمْي، عُمْيَان
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form I
عَمِيَ
to be or become blind
Noun
عَمًى
blindness
Verb · Form II
عَمَّى
to disguise or conceal
أَعْمَى in English
Adjective
- blind (unable to see)
یۡسَ عَلَى ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ حَرَجࣱ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلۡأَعۡرَجِ حَرَجࣱ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلۡمَرِیضِ حَرَجࣱۗ وَمَن یُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ یُدۡخِلۡهُ جَنَّـٰتࣲ تَجۡرِی مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُۖ وَمَن یَتَوَلَّ یُعَذِّبۡهُ عَذَابًا أَلِیمࣰا.There is no blame for the blind, nor is there the blame for the lame, nor is there blame for the sick (that they go not forth to war). And whoso obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow; and whoso turneth back, him will He punish with a painful doom.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 48:17
Word origin
Color or defect adjective from the root ع م ي (ʕ m y).
Words from the root ع-م-ي
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
عَمِيَ
· present يَعْمَى
Form I · The plain action
to be or become blind; to not find the right way; to be stupid
عَمَّى
· present يُعَمِّي
Form II · Causative or intensive
to disguise or conceal, to obscure, to make cryptic, enigmatic, mysterious, vague or ambiguous; to blind (transitive)
تَعْمِيَة
مُعَمٍّ
مُعَمًّى
تَعَمَّى
· present يَتَعَمَّى
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be or become blind or turn a blind eye to
تَعَمٍّ
مُتَعَمٍّ
مُتَعَمًّى
تَعَامَى
· present يَتَعَامَى
Form VI · Mutual action
to pretend to be blind; to pretend not to know, to pretend not to notice, to ignore
تَعَامٍ
مُتَعَامٍ
مُتَعَامًى
أَعْمَى: plural and other forms
| Singular | أَعْمَى |
|---|---|
| Feminine | عَمْيَاء |
| Plural | عُمْي، عُمْيَان |
أَعْمَى in a sentence
Dictionary examples
blind
یۡسَ عَلَى ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ حَرَجࣱ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلۡأَعۡرَجِ حَرَجࣱ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلۡمَرِیضِ حَرَجࣱۗ وَمَن یُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ یُدۡخِلۡهُ جَنَّـٰتࣲ تَجۡرِی مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُۖ وَمَن یَتَوَلَّ یُعَذِّبۡهُ عَذَابًا أَلِیمࣰا.There is no blame for the blind, nor is there the blame for the lame, nor is there blame for the sick (that they go not forth to war). And whoso obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow; and whoso turneth back, him will He punish with a painful doom.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 48:17
From a fully vowelled text
يَضْرِبُكَ الرَّبُّ بِجُنُونٍ وَعَمًى وَحَيْرَةِ قَلْبٍ،The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:Deuteronomy 28:28, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
«قُولُوا لإِخْوَتِكُمْ «عَمِّي» وَلأَخَوَاتِكُمْ «رُحَامَةَ».Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.Hosea 2:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ عُمْيٌ وَعُرْجٌ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ فَشَفَاهُمْ.And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.Matthew 21:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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