Al-Fatiha · 1:2
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَم۪ينَۙ
Praise belongs to God, Lord of the Worlds
اَلْحَمْدُ
al-ḥamdu
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- Meaning
- All praise
- Part of speech
- Noun (اسم)
- Word parts
- ال (the) + حَمْد
- Root
- ح م د
- Root meaning
- The root حمد (Hmd) means to praise, commend, or speak well of someone, often for their volitional actions or qualities. It implies admiration, honor, and sometimes humility.
- Frequency
- Appears in 66 verses of the Qur'an
- Dictionary form
- حَمْد
- Derivation
- Verbal noun (masdar)
- Gender
- Masculine
- Number
- Singular
- Definiteness
- Definite (with al-)
- Role
- Subject (mubtada)
- Governor
- Sentence-initial (ibtidā)
- Case
- Nominative (ḍamma)
- Grammar
- Nominative case (ends with a ḍamma); it is the subject of the sentence.