Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
دحو
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root دحو across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root دحو (daḥw) primarily means to spread out or expand, often referring to God spreading the earth. It also describes an ostrich preparing its nest or a man throwing a stone.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: d-ḥ-w
Listen: دَحَىٰهَآ 79:30
Root letters: د — ح — و

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root دحو as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root دحو appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out 79:30 Verb
وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And after that He spread the earth

Derived Forms (1)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
دَحَىٰهَآ daḥaāhaā Verb