عضض
ʿ-ḍ-ḍ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root عضض across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root عَضَضَ (ʿaḍaḍa) primarily means to bite or to seize with the teeth. It can also imply holding on firmly or clinging to something, often with a sense of regret or strong attachment.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʿ-ḍ-ḍ
Listen:
يَعَضُّ
25:27
Root letters:
ع — ض — ض
Word Family Tree (2 forms)
All word forms derived from the root عضض as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 2×
Concordance — 2 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root عضض appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (2)
Verb (2 verses — showing first 5)
وَیَوۡمَ یَعَضُّ ٱلظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ یَدَیۡهِ یَقُولُ یَـٰلَیۡتَنِی ٱتَّخَذۡتُ مَعَ ٱلرَّسُولِ سَبِیلࣰا ٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] he will say, "Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way
هَـٰۤأَنتُمۡ أُو۟لَاۤءِ تُحِبُّونَهُمۡ وَلَا یُحِبُّونَكُمۡ وَتُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ كُلِّهِۦ وَإِذَا لَقُوكُمۡ قَالُوۤا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوۡا۟ عَضُّوا۟ عَلَیۡكُمُ ٱلۡأَنَامِلَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَیۡظِۚ قُلۡ مُوتُوا۟ بِغَیۡظِكُمۡۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِیمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ١١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Here you are loving them but they are not loving you, while you believe in the Scripture - all of it. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe." But when they are alone, they bite their fingertips at you in rage. Say, "Die in your rage. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts."
Derived Forms (2)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| يَعَضُّ | yaʿaḍu | Verb | 1× | |
| عَضُّوا۟ | ʿaḍuwā | Verb | 1× |