Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
قدد
Parts of Speech
Verb (4×), Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
5 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root Q-D-D primarily means to cut or slit something lengthwise, often referring to tearing or splitting.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: q-d-d
Listen: قِدَدًا 72:11
Root letters: ق — د — د

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

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

Verb (4) · Noun (1)

Verb (4 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:25 Verb
وَٱسۡتَبَقَا ٱلۡبَابَ وَقَدَّتۡ قَمِیصَهُۥ مِن دُبُرࣲ وَأَلۡفَیَا سَیِّدَهَا لَدَا ٱلۡبَابِۚ قَالَتۡ مَا جَزَاۤءُ مَنۡ أَرَادَ بِأَهۡلِكَ سُوۤءًا إِلَّاۤ أَن یُسۡجَنَ أَوۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِیمࣱ ۝٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back, and they found her husband at the door. She said, "What is the recompense of one who intended evil for your wife but that he be imprisoned or a painful punishment?"
Joseph 12:26 Verb
قَالَ هِیَ رَ ٰوَدَتۡنِی عَن نَّفۡسِیۚ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدࣱ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهَاۤ إِن كَانَ قَمِیصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن قُبُلࣲ فَصَدَقَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَـٰذِبِینَ ۝٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Joseph] said, "It was she who sought to seduce me." And a witness from her family testified. "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars
Joseph 12:27 Verb
وَإِن كَانَ قَمِیصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرࣲ فَكَذَبَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِینَ ۝٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful."
Joseph 12:28 Verb
فَلَمَّا رَءَا قَمِیصَهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرࣲ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ مِن كَیۡدِكُنَّۖ إِنَّ كَیۡدَكُنَّ عَظِیمࣱ ۝٢٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So when her husband saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of the women's plan. Indeed, your plan is great

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
قُدَّ quda Verb
قِدَدًا qidadanā Noun
وَقَدَّتْ waqadat Verb