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Tay-Miim-Ayn
to covet, eagerly desire, long or hope for, yearn for.
tama'un
desire, hoping and longing for, causing to be full of hope.
tami'a
vb. (1) impf. act.
2:75
أَفَتَطْمَعُونَ أَنْ يُؤْمِنُوا لَكُمْ وَقَدْ كَانَ فَرِيق ٌ مِنْهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ كَلاَمَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُحَرِّفُونَه ُُ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا عَقَلُوه ُُ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
'Afataţma`ūna 'An Yu'uminū Lakum Wa Qad Kāna Farīqun Minhum Yasma`ūna Kalāma Allāhi Thumma Yuĥarrifūnahu Min Ba`di Mā `Aqalūhu Wa Hum Ya`lamūna
Did you expect that they would believe with you, when a group of them had heard the words of God then altered them knowingly after having understood?
5:84
وَمَا لَنَا لاَ نُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَمَا جَاءَنَا مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَنَطْمَعُ أَنْ يُدْخِلَنَا رَبُّنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الصَّالِحِينَ
Wa Mā Lanā Lā Nu'uminu Billāhi Wa Mā Jā'anā Mina Al-Ĥaqqi Wa Naţma`u 'An Yudkhilanā Rabbunā Ma`a Al-Qawmi Aş-Şāliĥīna
"And why should we not believe in God and what has come to us of the truth? And we yearn that our Lord admits us with the righteous people."
7:46
وَبَيْنَهُمَا حِجَاب ٌ وَعَلَى الأَعرَافِ رِجَال ٌ يَعْرِفُونَ كُلاّ ً بِسِيمَاهُمْ وَنَادَوْا أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ أَنْ سَلاَمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَمْ يَدْخُلُوهَا وَهُمْ يَطْمَعُونَ
Wa Baynahumā Ĥijābun Wa `Alá Al-'A`rāfi Rijālun Ya`rifūna Kullāan Bisīmāhum Wa Nādaw 'Aşĥāba Al-Jannati 'An Salāmun `Alaykum Lam Yadkhulūhā Wa Hum Yaţma`ūna
And between them is a barrier, and on the elevated platform are men who recognized others by their features. And they called out to the dwellers of the Paradise: "Peace be upon you!" They have not yet entered it, but they are hoping.
26:51
إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَايَانَا أَنْ كُنَّا أَوَّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
'Innā Naţma`u 'An Yaghfira Lanā Rabbunā Khaţāyānā 'An Kunnā 'Awwala Al-Mu'uminīna
"We hope that our Lord will forgive us our wrongdoings, as we are the first to believe."
26:82
وَالَّذِي أَطْمَعُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لِي خَطِيئَتِي يَوْمَ الدِّينِ
Wa Al-Ladhī 'Aţma`u 'An Yaghfira Lī Khaţī'atī Yawma Ad-Dīni
"And the One whom I hope will forgive my mistakes on the Day of Judgment."
33:32
يَانِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ لَسْتُنَّ كَأَحَد ٍ مِنَ النِسَاء إِنِ اتَّقَيْتُنَّ فَلاَ تَخْضَعْنَ بِالْقَوْلِ فَيَطْمَعَ الَّذِي فِي قَلْبِه ِِ مَرَض ٌ وَقُلْنَ قَوْلا ً مَعْرُوفا ً
Yā Nisā'a An-Nabīyi Lastunna Ka'aĥadin Mina An-Nisā' 'Ini Attaqaytunna Falā TakhĐa`na Bil-Qawli Fayaţma`a Al-Ladhī Fī Qalbihi MaraĐun Wa Qulna Qawlāan Ma`rūfāan
O women of the prophet, you are not like any other women. If you are righteous, then do not speak too softly, lest those with disease in their hearts will move with desire; you shall speak in an honorable manner.
70:38
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ امْرِئ ٍ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيم ٍ
'Ayaţma`u Kullu Amri'in Minhum 'An Yudkhala Jannata Na`īmin
Does every one of them hope to enter a garden of bliss?
74:15
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
Thumma Yaţma`u 'An 'Azīda
Then he is greedy, wanting that I give more.
n. vb.
7:56
وَلاَ تُفْسِدُوا فِي الأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلاَحِهَا وَادْعُوه ُُ خَوْفا ً وَطَمَعا ً إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اللَّهِ قَرِيب ٌ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Wa Lā Tufsidū Fī Al-'ArĐi Ba`da 'Işlāĥihā Wa Ad`ūhu Khawfāan Wa Ţama`āan 'Inna Raĥmata Allāhi Qarībun Mina Al-Muĥsinīna
And do not corrupt the earth after it has been made right; and call on Him fearing and hoping. Surely the mercy of God is near the righteous.
13:12
هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِيكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفا ً وَطَمَعا ً وَيُنْشِئُ السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَ
Huwa Al-Ladhī Yurīkumu Al-Barqa Khawfāan Wa Ţama`āan Wa Yunshi'u As-Saĥāba Ath-Thiqāla
He is the One who shows you the lightning, giving you fear and hope. And He establishes the heavy clouds.
30:24
وَمِنْ آيَاتِه ِِ يُرِيكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفا ً وَطَمَعا ً وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاء ً فَيُحْيِي بِهِ الأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَات ٍ لِقَوْم ٍ يَعْقِلُونَ
Wa Min 'Āyātihi Yurīkumu Al-Barqa Khawfāan Wa Ţama`āan Wa Yunazzilu Mina As-Samā'i Mā'an Fayuĥyī Bihi Al-'ArĐa Ba`da Mawtihā 'Inna Fī Dhālika La'āyātin Liqawmin Ya`qilūna
And from His signs is that He shows you the lightning, giving you fear and hope, and He sends down water from the sky, and He revives the land with it after its death. In that are signs for a people who comprehend.
32:16
تَتَجَافَى جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفا ً وَطَمَعا ً وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
Tatajāfá Junūbuhum `Ani Al-MaĐāji`i Yad`ūna Rabbahum Khawfāan Wa Ţama`āan Wa Mimmā Razaqnāhum Yunfiqūna
Their sides readily forsake their beds, to call on their Lord out of fear and hope, and from Our provisions to them they give.
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