Quranic root
رمن
r · m · n
The supplied evidence centers on الرُّمَّان, the pomegranate; it also records الرُّمَّانَتَانِ as the proper name of two hills in the land of ʿAbs.
No abstract root principle is established in the supplied root entry. The recorded Classical extensions arise chiefly through resemblance to the pomegranate's form or color, or through association with pomegranates and their cultivation.
- Maqāyīs · row 2150
- Lane · entry 24562
- Lane · entry 24564
- Lane · entry 24565
- Lane · entry 24567
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Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
رُمَّان
rummān
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 3 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 pomegranate, the well-known fruit produced by the pomegranate tree.
Quranically used as a noun for pomegranates among earthly produce and in the description of Paradise.
- Lane · entry 24562
Selected Quran examples
Quran 6:99word 29
“and the pomegranates”
Quran 6:141word 13
“and the pomegranates”
Quran 55:68word 4
“and pomegranates”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 6:99وَٱلرُّمَّانَand the pomegranates
- 6:141وَٱلرُّمَّانَand the pomegranates
- 55:68وَرُمَّانٌۭand pomegranates
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 14 Classical meanings
الرُّمَّانَتَانِ
The two hills called al-Rummānatān in the land of ʿAbs.
A proper geographical name in the dual.
- Maqāyīs · row 2150
رُمَّانُ السَّعَالِي
The white poppy, or a species of white poppy.
A specialized plant name based on resemblance to a pomegranate.
- Lane · entry 24562
رُمَّانُ الأَنْهَارِ
A large species of St John's-wort, or Androsæmum.
A specialized plant name.
- Lane · entry 24562
رُمَّان
In later figurative usage, a young woman's small, round breasts; a reported expression may instead use the dual for the buttocks.
A later, figurative usage; the buttocks interpretation is reported as uncertain.
- Lane · entry 24562
رُمَّانَة
The third stomach, or manyplies, of a ruminant; or the part of a horse that contains fodder.
A colloquial specialized use of the singulative form رُمَّانَة.
- Lane · entry 24562
رُمَّانَة
In an eating idiom, the navel and surrounding parts projecting from overeating.
An idiomatic use, not a general anatomical definition.
- Lane · entry 24562
رُمَّان
A rounded knob or boss made of metal, wood, silk, or a similar material.
A figurative extension based on resemblance to the shape of a pomegranate.
- Lane · entry 24562
رُمَّان
The weight of a steelyard or Roman balance; later also the steelyard itself.
A figurative extension based on the object's form; the instrument itself may also be called رُومَانَة.
- Lane · entry 24562
رُمَّانِيّ
Of or relating to the pomegranate.
A nisbah adjective derived from رُمَّان.
- Lane · entry 24564
رُمَّانِيّ
A seller of pomegranates.
A substantivized occupational use of the nisbah form.
- Lane · entry 24564
رُمَّانِيّ
Pomegranate-colored, or ruby-colored.
An adjectival color use derived from the characteristic color associated with the pomegranate.
- Lane · entry 24564
رُمَّانِيّ
A ruby.
A later substantivized use reported as figurative or specialized.
- Lane · entry 24564
رُمَّانِيَّة
A kind of food prepared with pomegranates.
A food name derived from the ingredient.
- Lane · entry 24565
مَرْمَنَة
A place where pomegranate trees or their stems grow abundantly.
A place-name or place noun denoting abundant pomegranate growth.
- Lane · entry 24567
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
Several varietal names listed within the pomegranate entry are explicitly flagged as requiring verification or correction and are not treated as separate lexical meanings. The later figurative and colloquial extensions are labeled accordingly rather than presented as Quranic usages.