lam-ma
لَمَّا
lam-ma
When; not yet; there is no... except.
Definition
- 1لَمَّاwhen155
- 2لَمَّاnot yet8
- 3إِنْ ... لَمَّاthere is no ... except2
Total uses in the Qur’an: 165
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
لَمَّا
وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ
And when Musa returned to his people.
7:150draft glosses: 5 of 5
Sense 2
لَمَّا
بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا عَذَابِ
In fact, they have not yet tasted My punishment.
38:8draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 3
إِنْ ... لَمَّا
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
There is no soul without a watcher recording everything.
86:4draft glosses: 6 of 6
DawahAgent2026-06-18 · reviewed