Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
سدد
Parts of Speech
Noun (6×)
Qur'an Occurrences
6 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root سدد (sadd) primarily means to be or make straight, right, or direct. It also conveys the idea of hitting the mark, being accurate, or being guided to the right way.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-d-d
Listen: سَدًّا 36:9
Root letters: س — د — د

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 6 Occurrences

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

Noun (5)

Noun (5 verses — showing first 5)

The Cave 18:93 Noun
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَیۡنَ ٱلسَّدَّیۡنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوۡمࣰا لَّا یَكَادُونَ یَفۡقَهُونَ قَوۡلࣰا ۝٩٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Until, when he reached [a pass] between two mountains, he found beside them a people who could hardly understand [his] speech
The Cave 18:94 Noun
قَالُوا۟ یَـٰذَا ٱلۡقَرۡنَیۡنِ إِنَّ یَأۡجُوجَ وَمَأۡجُوجَ مُفۡسِدُونَ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَهَلۡ نَجۡعَلُ لَكَ خَرۡجًا عَلَىٰۤ أَن تَجۡعَلَ بَیۡنَنَا وَبَیۡنَهُمۡ سَدࣰّا ۝٩٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"
The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined Forces, The Allies 33:70 Noun
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَقُولُوا۟ قَوۡلࣰا سَدِیدࣰاۙ ۝٧٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice
Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:9 Noun
وَجَعَلۡنَا مِنۢ بَیۡنِ أَیۡدِیهِمۡ سَدࣰّا وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِمۡ سَدࣰّا فَأَغۡشَیۡنَـٰهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا یُبۡصِرُونَ ۝٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see
Women 4:9 Noun
وَلۡیَخۡشَ ٱلَّذِینَ لَوۡ تَرَكُوا۟ مِنۡ خَلۡفِهِمۡ ذُرِّیَّةࣰ ضِعَـٰفًا خَافُوا۟ عَلَیۡهِمۡ فَلۡیَتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلۡیَقُولُوا۟ قَوۡلࣰا سَدِیدًا ۝٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And let those [executors and guardians] fear [injustice] as if they [themselves] had left weak offspring behind and feared for them. So let them fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
سَدًّا sadanā Noun
سَدِيدًا sadiydanā Noun
ٱلسَّدَّيْنِ lsadayni Noun