Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root ضفدع (DfdE) primarily refers to a frog, a reptile found in rivers. Its flesh, cooked with olive oil, is believed to be an antidote for venom.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḍ-f-d-ʿ
Listen: وَٱلضَّفَادِعَ 7:133
Root letters: ض — ف — د — ع

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:133 Noun
فَأَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَیۡهِمُ ٱلطُّوفَانَ وَٱلۡجَرَادَ وَٱلۡقُمَّلَ وَٱلضَّفَادِعَ وَٱلدَّمَ ءَایَـٰتࣲ مُّفَصَّلَـٰتࣲ فَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوۡمࣰا مُّجۡرِمِینَ ۝١٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So We sent upon them the flood and locusts and lice and frogs and blood as distinct signs, but they were arrogant and were a criminal people

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَٱلضَّفَادِعَ walḍafaādiʿa Noun