Arabic root

م-و-ت

3 words from this root family

A1verb

مَاتَ

māta

to die

Example

ماتَ الشاعرُ في سنٍّ مبكّرةٍ

māta ash-shāʿiru fī sinnin mubakkiratin

The poet died at a young age

Root: م-و-ت Verbs Basics

Grammar

Hollow verb (Form I). Past: māta, Present: yamūtu.

B1noun

مَوْت

mawt

death

Example

المَوْتُ حَقِيقَةٌ لا مَفَرَّ مِنها.

al-mawtu ḥaqīqatun lā mafarra minhā.

Death is an inescapable reality.

Root: م-و-ت Abstract Concepts Quranic

A1noun

مَوْتٌ

mawt

death

Example

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ

kullu nafsin dhāʾiqatu al-mawt

Every soul will taste death (3:185)

Root: م-و-ت Quranic

Grammar

Masculine noun (maṣdar). Verb: مَاتَ (to die). Active participle: مَيِّتٌ (dead). مَوْتٌ is universal — the Quran states clearly that no soul escapes it.

Culture

Death in Islam is not an end but a transition. 'Tasting death' — the Quran's vivid expression — suggests it is an experience, not annihilation.