Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
غيض
Parts of Speech
Verb (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root غيض (gyD) primarily means for water to decrease, sink into the earth, or disappear. It can also describe anything diminishing, like a flow of milk or a price.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: gh-y-ḍ
Listen: تَغِيضُ 13:8
Root letters: غ — ي — ض

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Verb (2)

Verb (2 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:44 Verb
وَقِیلَ یَـٰۤأَرۡضُ ٱبۡلَعِی مَاۤءَكِ وَیَـٰسَمَاۤءُ أَقۡلِعِی وَغِیضَ ٱلۡمَاۤءُ وَقُضِیَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ وَٱسۡتَوَتۡ عَلَى ٱلۡجُودِیِّۖ وَقِیلَ بُعۡدࣰا لِّلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِینَ ۝٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And it was said, "O earth, swallow your water, and O sky, withhold [your rain]." And the water subsided, and the matter was accomplished, and the ship came to rest on the [mountain of] Judiyy. And it was said, "Away with the wrongdoing people."
The Thunder 13:8 Verb
ٱللَّهُ یَعۡلَمُ مَا تَحۡمِلُ كُلُّ أُنثَىٰ وَمَا تَغِیضُ ٱلۡأَرۡحَامُ وَمَا تَزۡدَادُۚ وَكُلُّ شَیۡءٍ عِندَهُۥ بِمِقۡدَارٍ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Allah knows what every female carries and what the wombs lose [prematurely] or exceed. And everything with Him is by due measure

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
تَغِيضُ taghiyḍu Verb
وَغِيضَ waghiyḍa Verb