أمات

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root م و ت (m-w-t). Cognate with Hebrew הֵמִית (hemít).

Pronunciation

Verb

أَمَاتَ (ʔamāta) IV (non-past يُمِيتُ (yumītu), verbal noun إِمَاتَة (ʔimāta))

  1. (transitive) to cause to die
    Antonym: أَحْيَا (ʔaḥyā)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:28:
      كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوَاتًا فَأَحْيَاكُمْ ۖ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
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    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:259:
      [] فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ مِائَةَ عَامٍ ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُ []
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  2. (transitive, religion) to mortify (one's desires, e.g. through asceticism)

Conjugation