🔤 Qur'anic Arabic · Step 8 of 8

Ten roots you now know

A review of the roots from Al-Faatiḥah and the prayer.

Roots

RootIdeaWords you met

ح م د

praise

al-ḥamd, Muḥammad, ḥamidah

ر ب ب

lord, raise

rabb, rabbī

ع ل م

know

'ālamīn, 'ilm, 'ālim

ر ح م

mercy

ar-Raḥmān, ar-Raḥīm, raḥmah

م ل ك

own, rule

mālik, malik, mulk

د ي ن

judgement, religion

ad-dīn

ع ب د

worship, serve

na'budu, 'abd, 'ibādah

ه د ي

guide

ihdinā, hudā

ق و م

stand, straight

mustaqīm, qiyām

ك ب ر

big, great

akbar, takbīr

✅ Check yourself

  1. Which root is in both 'al-ḥamd' and 'ḥamidah'?

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    ḥ-m-d (ح م د).