قِيَامَةٌ Judgment in Arabic
قِيَامَةٌ is how you say “Judgment” in Arabic.
Root ق و م q-w-m. noun (verbal noun). qiyāmah.
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Meaning of Judgment in Arabic
- the Resurrection, the rising of the dead almost always met in the phrase يوم القيامة, 'the Day of Resurrection/Judgment'
- a standing up, a rising
Example sentence
لا يعودون إلى يوم القيامة
They will not return until the Day of Judgment.
الْقِيَامَةِ Judgment
al- = 'the'; qiyama means 'the Rising, Resurrection' — the 'of…' word: the Day of Judgment.
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How it is used
Built from the same verb قَامَ 'he stood, rose' used of the sun's rising at midday and of prayer-time beginning; the excerpt records قَامَتِ السَّاعَةُ, 'the Resurrection, or the time thereof, came to pass' — the sense قِيَامَةٌ names as a noun.
Words from the same root
- قَامَ he stood, stood up, rose
- قَائِمٌ standing, upright, existing
- أَقَامَ he set up, established, resided
- مَقَامٌ a standing-place, station, rank
- قِيمَةٌ value, worth, price
More example sentences
والذي نفس محمد بيده ما من كلم يكلم في سبيل الله إلا جاء يوم القيامة كهيئته يوم كلم،
By the One in whose hand is Muhammad's soul, there is no wound inflicted in the Cause of Allah except that it will come on the Day of Resurrection in the same state it was when it was inflicted,
الْقِيَامَةِ Resurrection
This noun carries 'the' and is the owner in 'the Day of Resurrection', its possessor ending conveying the 'of'. The definite article marks it as the known Day of Judgment.
أي على رجعه إليه يوم القيامة كما هو قادر على خلقه من ماء هذا شأنه
Meaning, bringing him back to Him on the Day of Resurrection, as He is able to create him from water of this nature.
القِيَامَةِ of Resurrection
This is the owner noun 'the resurrection' closing 'day of resurrection', in the genitive of the possessive pair, made definite by 'the'. It fixes which day is meant and lends definiteness back to 'day'.
وهو يوم القيامة أي ان الله قادر على رجعه إليه حيًا في ذلك اليوم
And it is the Day of Resurrection, meaning that God is able to bring him back to Him alive on that day.
القِيَامَةِ of Resurrection
This is the owner noun 'the resurrection' closing 'day of resurrection', in the genitive of the possessive pair, made definite by 'the'. It fixes which day and lends definiteness back to 'day'.
جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ رَفِيقِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
May God make him my companion on the Day of Resurrection.
الْقِيَامَة the Day of Resurrection
This definite noun is the owner half of the pair begun by 'day', in the genitive 'of' slot, giving 'the day of the Resurrection'. Its 'the' marks the chain as definite. Sitting right behind the time-noun creates the possessive bond.
Common questions
- How do you say "Judgment" in Arabic?
- قِيَامَةٌ (qiyāmah) — literally 'the Resurrection,' used above all in يوم القيامة, 'the Day of Judgment.'
- What is the root of qiyāmah and what does it mean?
- The root is ق و م (q-w-m), carrying the core sense 'to stand, stand up, rise' — the same root behind قَامَ 'he stood' and مَقَامٌ 'station'.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).