Quranic root
دمر
d · m · r
The root is oriented toward entering or penetrating into a house, lair, or other enclosed place, with a distinct Quranic causative branch describing the imposition of ruin.
The lexical evidence connects entry into a place with stealthy entry into a hunting lair, while the Quranic Form II branch specifically develops the meaning of bringing destruction or perdition upon something.
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- Mufradāt · row 484
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- Quran-attested forms
- 2
- Quran senses
- 10
- Quran occurrences
Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
دَمَّرَ
dammara
- Part of speech
- Verb · Form II
- Form
- II
- Quran occurrences
- 8 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
To destroy utterly; to bring ruin or perdition upon someone or something.
A transitive causative verb. In the Quranic construction with عَلَى, the object may be understood from context, as in دَمَّرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ.
- Lane · entry 1238
- Mufradāt · row 484
Selected Quran examples
Quran 7:137word 21
“And We destroyed”
Quran 17:16word 13
“and We destroy it”
Quran 46:25word 1
“Destroying”
Quran 47:10word 12
“Allah destroyed”
تَدْمِير
tadmīr
- Part of speech
- Verbal noun
- Quran occurrences
- 2 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
The act or result of bringing destruction, ruin, or perdition upon something.
The verbal noun of دَمَّرَ; it can denote the destructive action or its resulting devastation.
- Lane · entry 1238
- Mufradāt · row 484
Selected Quran examples
Quran 17:16word 14
“(with) destruction”
Quran 25:36word 9
“(with) destruction”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 7:137وَدَمَّرْنَاAnd We destroyed
- 17:16فَدَمَّرْنَـٰهَاand We destroy it
- 17:16تَدْمِيرًۭا(with) destruction
- 25:36فَدَمَّرْنَـٰهُمْThen We destroyed them
- 25:36تَدْمِيرًۭا(with) destruction
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 16 Classical meanings
دَمَرَ
To perish, or to perish utterly.
Used of a people or a thing. The related infinitive دُمُورٌ is also cited for a transitive use.
- Lane · entry 1237
دَمَرَ
To intrude upon people or enter a dwelling without permission, especially in an offensive manner.
A conventional construction with عَلَى, as in دَمَرَ عَلَيْهِمْ; the entry may be physical or socially intrusive.
- Lane · entry 1237
دَمَّرَ
For a sportsman, to fumigate a hunting lair with fur or soft animal hair so that game will not detect his scent.
A specialized hunting use distinct from the Quranic meaning of causing destruction.
- Lane · entry 1238
دَامَرَ
To pass the night sleepless, or to endure and brave the difficulty of the night.
A specialized Form III expression marked as figurative or extended usage.
- Lane · entry 1239
دَمْرَاءُ
A ewe or she-goat having little milk.
- Lane · entry 1241
دَمْرَاءُ
A short-built one.
A separate descriptive use of the same adjective.
- Lane · entry 1241
دَمْرَاءُ
A person or group given to intruding upon others or entering their quarters without permission.
Applied to a woman and also to others, including a company of people; the gendered example does not restrict the meaning.
- Lane · entry 1241
دَمَارٌ / دُمُورٌ / دَمَارَةٌ
Perdition; utter ruin or destruction.
The nouns are used for a state of perdition, as in the expression حَلَّ بِهِمُ الدَّمَارُ, 'perdition befell them.'
- Lane · entry 1242
دَامِرٌ / دَمِرٌ
A man in a state of perdition, with no good in him; an erring and perishing man.
An adjectival description applied to a person.
- Lane · entry 1246
دَيْمُرِيٌّ
A sharp and pertinacious man.
- Lane · entry 1248
تَدْمُرِيٌّ
Ignoble or mean.
Applied to a man.
- Lane · entry 1249
تَدْمُرِيٌّ
A kind of jerboa that is small and short, described as of vile make, with broken nails and tough flesh.
It is also identified as the مَاعِز kind of jerboa; the descriptions record specialized zoological distinctions.
- Lane · entry 1249
أُذُنٌ تَدْمُرِيَّةٌ
A small ear.
An extended expression, explicitly marked as figurative or assumed figurative.
- Lane · entry 1249
تَدْمُرِيٌّ
Anyone; any person, used substantivally.
In مَا فِي الدَّارِ تَدْمُرِيٌّ, the expression means that there is no one in the house.
- Lane · entry 1249
تَدْمُرَيَّةٌ
An appellation for certain dogs.
The type is distinguished from dogs called سَلُوقِيَّةٌ and كُرْدِيَّةٌ.
- Lane · entry 1249
مُدَمَّرٌ
A sportsman who fumigates his hunting lair with camel fur or other soft hair to conceal his scent; by extension, a skilled sportsman.
A specialized hunting designation, associated with rushing upon game unseen.
- Lane · entry 1250