# Gayn-Mim-Ra — غمر (gmr)

> Occurs in 4 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/gmr

- **Meaning:** much in quantity, abundant, copious, to overflow, ignorant, immerged, plunged, intensely, inexperienced, unintelligent, drowning, overwhelming ignorance, confused mass of anything, flood of water, distress, bewilderment, perplexity
- **Derived forms:** غَمْرَة (3) · غَمَرَٰت (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 93

- **Form in this verse:** غَمَرَٰتِ — ghamarāti · "agonies"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine, plural · genitive case

وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِباً اَوْ قَالَ اُو۫حِيَ اِلَيَّ وَلَمْ يُوحَ اِلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَمَنْ قَالَ سَاُنْزِلُ مِثْلَ مَٓا اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُۜ وَلَوْ تَرٰٓى اِذِ الظَّالِمُونَ ف۪ي غَمَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ بَاسِطُٓوا اَيْد۪يهِمْۚ اَخْرِجُٓوا اَنْفُسَكُمْۜ اَلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ وَكُنْتُمْ عَنْ اٰيَاتِه۪ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

Waman athlamu mimmani iftaraAAala Allahi kathiban aw qala oohiyailayya walam yooha ilayhi shay-on waman qalasaonzilu mithla ma anzala Allahu walaw taraithi aththalimoona fee ghamaratialmawti walmala-ikatu basitooaydeehim akhrijoo anfusakumu alyawma tujzawna AAathabaalhooni bima kuntum taqooloona AAala Allahighayra alhaqqi wakuntum AAan ayatihitastakbiroon

And who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about God, or says: “It has been revealed to me,” when nothing has been revealed to him, and who says: “I will send down the like of what God sent down”? And if thou couldst see when the wrongdoers are in the throes of death and the angels stretching out their hands: “Bring forth your souls; this day are you rewarded with the punishment of humiliation because you ascribed to God other than the truth, and waxed proud at His proofs!”[...].

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-93.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 54

- **Form in this verse:** غَمْرَتِهِمْ — ghamratihim · "their confusion"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case

فَذَرْهُمْ ف۪ي غَمْرَتِهِمْ حَتّٰى ح۪ينٍ

Fatharhum fee ghamratihim hattaheen

So leave thou them in their flood of ignorance for a time.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-54.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 63

- **Form in this verse:** غَمْرَةٍۢ — ghamratin · "confusion"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case · indefinite

بَلْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ف۪ي غَمْرَةٍ مِنْ هٰذَا وَلَهُمْ اَعْمَالٌ مِنْ دُونِ ذٰلِكَ هُمْ لَهَا عَامِلُونَ

Bal quloobuhum fee ghamratin min hathawalahum aAAmalun min dooni thalika hum lahaAAamiloon

The truth is, their hearts are in a flood of ignorance about this. And they have works besides that which they are doing.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-63.md_

### 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** غَمْرَةٍۢ — ghamratin · "flood"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case · indefinite

اَلَّذ۪ينَ هُمْ ف۪ي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَۙ

Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoon

Those who in a flood of ignorance are heedless!

_https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-11.md_

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