بدأ
b-d-ʾa
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root بدأ across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root بدأ (bdA) primarily means "to begin" or "to do something first." It is used in phrases like "to begin with" or "to do something from the beginning.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
b-d-ʾa
Listen:
يُبْدِئُ
85:13
Root letters:
ب — د — أ
Word Family Tree (8 forms)
All word forms derived from the root بدأ as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 15×
Concordance — 15 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root بدأ appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (14)
Verb (14 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:34
Verb
قُلۡ هَلۡ مِن شُرَكَاۤىِٕكُم مَّن یَبۡدَؤُا۟ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ یُعِیدُهُۥۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ یَبۡدَؤُا۟ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ یُعِیدُهُۥۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤۡفَكُونَ ٣٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who begins creation and then repeats it?" Say, " Allah begins creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?"
Jonah 10:4
Verb
إِلَیۡهِ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ جَمِیعࣰاۖ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقًّاۚ إِنَّهُۥ یَبۡدَؤُا۟ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ یُعِیدُهُۥ لِیَجۡزِیَ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۚ وَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَهُمۡ شَرَابࣱ مِّنۡ حَمِیمࣲ وَعَذَابٌ أَلِیمُۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَكۡفُرُونَ ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
To Him is your return all together. [It is] the promise of Allah [which is] truth. Indeed, He begins the [process of] creation and then repeats it that He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds, in justice. But those who disbelieved will have a drink of scalding water and a painful punishment for what they used to deny
Joseph 12:76
Verb
فَبَدَأَ بِأَوۡعِیَتِهِمۡ قَبۡلَ وِعَاۤءِ أَخِیهِ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَخۡرَجَهَا مِن وِعَاۤءِ أَخِیهِۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ كِدۡنَا لِیُوسُفَۖ مَا كَانَ لِیَأۡخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِی دِینِ ٱلۡمَلِكِ إِلَّاۤ أَن یَشَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُۚ نَرۡفَعُ دَرَجَـٰتࣲ مَّن نَّشَاۤءُۗ وَفَوۡقَ كُلِّ ذِی عِلۡمٍ عَلِیمࣱ ٧٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion of the king except that Allah willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing
The Prophets 21:104
Verb
یَوۡمَ نَطۡوِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءَ كَطَیِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلۡكُتُبِۚ كَمَا بَدَأۡنَاۤ أَوَّلَ خَلۡقࣲ نُّعِیدُهُۥۚ وَعۡدًا عَلَیۡنَاۤۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَـٰعِلِینَ ١٠٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it
أَمَّن یَبۡدَؤُا۟ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ یُعِیدُهُۥ وَمَن یَرۡزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ أَءِلَـٰهࣱ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِۚ قُلۡ هَاتُوا۟ بُرۡهَـٰنَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ ٦٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Is He [not best] who begins creation and then repeats it and who provides for you from the heaven and earth? Is there a deity with Allah ? Say, "Produce your proof, if you should be truthful."
Derived Forms (8)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| يَبْدَؤُا۟ | yabdauā | Verb | 6× | |
| يُبْدِئُ | yubdiu | Verb | 3× | |
| وَبَدَأَ | wabadaʾaa | Verb | 1× | |
| بَدَأَ | badaʾaa | Verb | 1× | |
| بَدَأْنَآ | badaʾanaā | Verb | 1× | |
| فَبَدَأَ | fabadaʾaa | Verb | 1× | |
| بَدَءُوكُمْ | badaʾuwkum | Verb | 1× | |
| بَدَأَكُمْ | badaʾaakum | Verb | 1× |