نَمْلَة
nam-lah
ant
Definition
- 1نَمْلَةnam-lahant3
Total uses in the Qur’an: 3
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
نَمْلَةٌ · النَّمْلُ
قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌۭ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّمْلُ
An ant said, O ants!
27:18draft glosses: 4 of 4
Notes
ⓘBoth نَمْل naml 'ants' and أَنَامِل anā-mil 'fingertips' come from the root n-m-l ن م ل in the sense that both are very small in size. تَنْمِيل tan-mīl is when fingers are numb, as if teeming with ants.
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed