Quran 20:22: The Last Testament

"Place your hand under your arm, it will come out white without blemish, as another sign."

20:22Verse 2388 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَاضْمُمْ

wa-uḍ'mum

And draw near

General Arabic dictionary

Corpus form اضمم. Dictionary lookup may use a verified citation form when the corpus form is inflected.

Meaning in this ayah

And draw near

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaاāضْḍمُmuمْm

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ROOTض م م

WHAT THIS ISAn action or state word (a verb) with one attached part

What this word is doing

“وَ” (wa)a joining word meaning “and.” It connects this word to what came before.Corpus grammarCONJ — prefixed conjunction wa (and).

“اضْمُمْ” (aḍmum)means “And draw near” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is second person — masculine — singular.Corpus grammarV — second person masculine singular imperative verb.