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As far as I can see, there are two different ways to express immortality in the Qur'an, one is by using the root خلد (khuld), which as far as I can see is used for people.
And the other one (لَا يَمُوتُ -- la yamut) is used for Allah (Azza wa Jall). For example.
What is the difference in the meaning of these two terms, and why one suits better with people and other with Allah (Azza wa Jall)?
Khuld is translated: everlasting, eternity, and also immortality. This word can refer to both living or non-living creatures. For example consider two Ayah below, in which Khuld refers to non-livings things:
And this is an example of the reference to living people:
Yamut means dies and La Yamut means does not die. They can be used only for living things, because dead or aliveness do not make sense for non-living objects. Allah is the only one who does not die, so La Yamut can be used only for Allah:
There is a very subtle difference between the two words.
The root خلد can be translated to English as "Ever lasting". It is used to describe objects that do not go away, and not necessarily people. The gardens of paradise are described as جنات خلد (Ever lasting gardens). Something like a memory can be described that was as well: ذكرى خالدة. Actual physical death might not come into the meaning. For instance, the name Khalid (such as from the famous companion Khalid ibn Al-Waleed) is derived from that root. It does not imply that the person is physically immortal, but that his other aspects (his reputation, piety, deeds ... etc) will be ever lasting.
On the other hand لا يموت is actually the combination of two words: the negative لا and the verb يموت (die). Here it is more concrete what we mean: immortality. Never dying.
