دأب
d-ʾa-b
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root دأب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root دأب (daʾab) refers to a subterranean structure, often for cooling, like a cellar or vault. It's an arabicized word from Persian, meaning "cold water." The plural is sarādīb.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
d-ʾa-b
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دَأْبِ
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Root letters:
د — أ — ب
Word Family Tree (4 forms)
All word forms derived from the root دأب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 6×
Concordance — 6 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root دأب appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (6)
Noun (6 verses — showing first 5)
Joseph 12:47
Noun
قَالَ تَزۡرَعُونَ سَبۡعَ سِنِینَ دَأَبࣰا فَمَا حَصَدتُّمۡ فَذَرُوهُ فِی سُنۢبُلِهِۦۤ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا مِّمَّا تَأۡكُلُونَ ٤٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Joseph] said, "You will plant for seven years consecutively; and what you harvest leave in its spikes, except a little from which you will eat
Abraham 14:33
Noun
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ دَاۤىِٕبَیۡنِۖ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّیۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And He subjected for you the sun and the moon, continuous [in orbit], and subjected for you the night and the day
كَدَأۡبِ ءَالِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِءَایَـٰتِنَا فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ شَدِیدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ ١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and those before them. They denied Our signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. And Allah is severe in penalty
مِثۡلَ دَأۡبِ قَوۡمِ نُوحࣲ وَعَادࣲ وَثَمُودَ وَٱلَّذِینَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡۚ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ یُرِیدُ ظُلۡمࣰا لِّلۡعِبَادِ ٣١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Like the custom of the people of Noah and of 'Aad and Thamud and those after them. And Allah wants no injustice for [His] servants
كَدَأۡبِ ءَالِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ كَفَرُوا۟ بِءَایَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِیࣱّ شَدِیدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ ٥٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and of those before them. They disbelieved in the signs of Allah , so Allah seized them for their sins. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and severe in penalty
Derived Forms (4)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| كَدَأْبِ | kadaʾabi | Noun | 3× | |
| دَأْبِ | daʾabi | Noun | 1× | |
| دَآئِبَيْنِ | daāibayni | Noun | 1× | |
| دَأَبًا | daʾaabanā | Noun | 1× |