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ماء

ماء in the Quran

Meaning: water

ماء occurs 63 times in 60 verses across 41 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
63
Verses
60
Surahs
41

ماء

Noun · 63 times

Meaning: water

Forms in the Quran

  • مَآءً ×35
  • ٱلْمَآءُ ×17
  • بِمَآءٍ ×4
  • كَمَآءٍ ×2
  • مَآءَكِ ×1
  • مَآؤُهَا ×1
  • وَمَآءٍ ×1
  • مَآؤُكُمْ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الميم والواو والهاء أصل صحيح واحد، ومنه يتفرع كلمه، وهي الموه: أصل بناء الماء، وتصغيره مويه ; قالوا: وهذا دليل على أن الهمزة في الماء بدل من هاء. ويقال: موهت الشيء، كأنك سقيته الماء، وموهت الشيء: طليته بفضة أو ذهب، كأنهم يجعلون ذلك بمنزلة ما يسقاه ; وقالوا: ما أحسن موهة وجهه، أي ترقرق ماء الشباب فيه.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس

الماء والماه والماءة: معروف. ابن سيده: وحكى بعضهم اسقني ما، مقصور، على أن سيبويه قد نفى أن يكون اسم على حرفين أحدهما التنوين، وهمزة ماء منقلبة عن هاء بدلالة ضروب تصاريفه، على ما أذكره الآن من جمعه وتصغيره، فإن تصغيره مويه، وجمع الماء أمواه ومياه، وحكى ابن جني في جمعه أمواء؛ قال أنشدني أبو علي:

لسان العرب — ابن منظور
The full entries on the root م و ه

Verses with ماء

Verses 1–20 of 60

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who has made the earth your couch, And the heavens your canopy; And sent down rain from the heavens; And brought forth therewith Fruits for your sustenance; Then set not up rivals unto God When ye know (the truth).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:22
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thenceforth were your hearts Hardened: they became Like a rock and even worse In hardness. For among rocks There are some from which Rivers gush forth; others There are which when split Asunder send forth water; And others which sink For fear of God. And God is Not unmindful of what ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:74
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! In the creation Of the heavens and the earth; In the alternation Of the Night and the Day; In the sailing of the ships Through the Ocean For the profit of mankind; In the rain which God Sends down from the skies, And the life which He gives therewith To an earth that is dead; In the beasts of all kinds That He scatters Through the earth; In the change of the winds, And the clouds which they Trail like their slaves Between the sky and the earth;— (Here) indeed are Signs For a people that are wise.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:164
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Approach not prayers With a mind befogged, Until ye can understand All that ye say, Nor in a state Of ceremonial impurity (Except when travelling on the road), Until after washing Your whole body. If ye are ill, Or on a journey, Or one of you cometh From offices of nature, Or ye have been In contact with women, And ye find no water, Then take for yourselves Clean sand or earth, And rub therewith Your faces and hands. For God doth blot out sins And forgive again and again.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:43
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When ye prepare For prayer, wash Your faces, and your hands (And arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); And (wash) your feet To the ankles. If ye are in a state Of ceremonial impurity, Bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, Or on a journey, Or one of you cometh From offices of nature, Or ye have been In contact with women, And ye find no water, Then take for yourselves Clean sand or earth, And rub therewith Your faces and hands. God doth not wish To place you in a difficulty, But to make you clean, And to complete His favour to you, That ye may be grateful.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:6
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who sendeth down Rain from the skies: With it We produce Vegetation of all kinds: From some We produce Green (crops), out of which We produce grain, Heaped up (at harvest); Out of the date-palm And its sheaths (or spathes) (Come) clusters of dates Hanging low and near: And (then there are) gardens Of grapes, and olives, And pomegranates, Each similar (in kind) Yet different (in variety): When they begin to bear fruit, Feast your eyes with the fruit And the ripeness thereof. Behold! in these things There are Signs for people Who believe.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:99
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Companions of the Fire Will call to the Companions Of the Garden: "Pour down To us water or anything That God doth provide For your sustenance." They will say: "Both These things hath God forbidden To those who rejected Him;—

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:50
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who sendeth The Winds like heralds Of glad tidings, going before His Mercy: when they have Carried the heavy-laden Clouds, We drive them To a land that is dead, Make rain to descend thereon, And produce every kind Of harvest therewith: thus Shall We raise up the dead: Perchance ye may remember.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:57
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Remember He covered you With a sort of drowsiness, To give you calm as from Himself, and he caused Rain to descend on you From heaven, to clean you Therewith, to remove from you The stain of Satan, To strengthen your hearts, And to plant your feet Firmly therewith.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:11
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    The likeness of the life Of the Present is As the rain which We Send down from the skies: By its mingling arises The produce of the earth— Which provides food For men and animals: (It grows) till the earth Is clad with its golden Ornaments and is decked out (In beauty): the people to whom It belongs think they have All powers of disposal over it: There reaches it Our command By night or by day, And We make it Like a harvest clean-mown, As if it had not flourished Only the day before! Thus do We explain The Signs in detail For those who reflect.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:24
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    He it is Who created The heavens and the earth In six Days—and His Throne Was over the Waters— That He might try you, Which of you is best In conduct. But if Thou wert to say to them, "Ye shall indeed be raised up After death", the Unbelievers Would be sure to say, "This is nothing but Obvious sorcery!"

    Surah Hud, verse 11:7
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    The son replied: "I will Betake myself to some mountain: It will save me from The water." Noah said: "This day nothing can save, From the Command of God, Any but those on whom He hath mercy!"— And the waves came Between them, and the son Was among those Overwhelmed in the Flood.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:43
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then the word went forth: "O earth! swallow up Thy water, and O sky! Withhold (thy rain)!" And the water abated, And the matter was ended. The Ark rested on Mount Jūdī, and the word Went forth: "Away With those who do wrong!"

    Surah Hud, verse 11:44
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And in the earth are tracts (Diverse though) neighbouring, And gardens of vines And fields sown with corn, And palm trees—growing Out of single roots or otherwise: Watered with the same water, Yet some of them We make More excellent than others to eat. Behold, verily in these things There are Signs for those Who understand!

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:4
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    For Him (alone) is prayer In Truth: any others that they Call upon besides Him hear them No more than if they were To stretch forth their hands For water to reach their mouths But it reaches them not: For the prayer of those Without Faith is nothing But (futile) wandering (in the mind).

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:14
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    He sends down water From the skies, and the channels Flow, each according to its measure: But the torrent bears away The foam that mounts up To the surface. Even so, From that (ore) which they heat In the fire, to make ornaments Or utensils therewith, There is a scum likewise. Thus doth God (by parables) Show forth Truth and Vanity. For the scum disappears Like froth cast out; While that which is for the good Of mankind remains On the earth. Thus doth God Set forth parables.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:17
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    In front of such a one Is Hell, and he is given, For drink, boiling fetid water.

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:16
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is God Who hath created The heavens and the earth And sendeth down rain From the skies, and with it Bringeth out fruits wherewith To feed you; it is He Who hath made the ships subject To you, that they may sail Through the sea by His Command; And the rivers (also) Hath He made subject to you.

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:32
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We send the fecundating winds, Then cause the rain to descend From the sky, therewith providing You with water (in abundance), Though ye are not the guardians Of its stores.

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:22
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who sends down Rain from the sky: From it ye drink, And out of it (grows) The vegetation on which Ye feed your cattle.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:10