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أَمَة
amah
bondwoman
Definition
- 1أَمَةamahbondwoman2
Total uses in the Qur’an: 2
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
أَمَة · إِمَائِكُمْ
وَلَأَمَةٌۭ مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌۭ مِّن مُّشْرِكَةٍۢ
And a believing bondwoman is better than a 'free' polytheist.
2:221draft glosses: 5 of 5
وَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ وَإِمَآئِكُمْ
... and the righteous of your bondmen and bondwomen.
24:32draft glosses: 4 of 4
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed