Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root ضهأ (DhA) means to resemble, imitate, or conform with someone. It can also mean to be gentle or courteous. The verb is used in the Quran and can be read with or without a hamza.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḍ-h-ʾa
Listen: يُضَٰهِـُٔونَ 9:30
Root letters: ض — ه — أ

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root ضهأ 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 ضهأ appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

Repentance 9:30 Verb
وَقَالَتِ ٱلۡیَهُودُ عُزَیۡرٌ ٱبۡنُ ٱللَّهِ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَـٰرَى ٱلۡمَسِیحُ ٱبۡنُ ٱللَّهِۖ ذَ ٰلِكَ قَوۡلُهُم بِأَفۡوَ ٰهِهِمۡۖ یُضَـٰهِءُونَ قَوۡلَ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَبۡلُۚ قَـٰتَلَهُمُ ٱللَّهُۖ أَنَّىٰ یُؤۡفَكُونَ ۝٣٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The Jews say, "Ezra is the son of Allah "; and the Christians say, "The Messiah is the son of Allah ." That is their statement from their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved [before them]. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يُضَٰهِـُٔونَ yuḍahiuwna Verb