Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
كود
Parts of Speech
Verb (24×)
Qur'an Occurrences
24 times across 19 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root كود (kwd) primarily means "to be near to doing something." When used affirmatively, it implies the action was almost done but not completed.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: k-w-d
Listen: كَادُوا۟ 72:19
Root letters: ك — و — د

Word Family Tree (10 forms)

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

Verb 24×

Concordance — 24 Occurrences

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

Verb (24)

Verb (24 verses — showing first 5)

Abraham 14:17 Verb
یَتَجَرَّعُهُۥ وَلَا یَكَادُ یُسِیغُهُۥ وَیَأۡتِیهِ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانࣲ وَمَا هُوَ بِمَیِّتࣲۖ وَمِن وَرَاۤىِٕهِۦ عَذَابٌ غَلِیظࣱ ۝١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He will gulp it but will hardly [be able to] swallow it. And death will come to him from everywhere, but he is not to die. And before him is a massive punishment
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:73 Verb
وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَیَفۡتِنُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلَّذِیۤ أَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَیۡكَ لِتَفۡتَرِیَ عَلَیۡنَا غَیۡرَهُۥۖ وَإِذࣰا لَّٱتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِیلࣰا ۝٧٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And indeed, they were about to tempt you away from that which We revealed to you in order to [make] you invent about Us something else; and then they would have taken you as a friend
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:74 Verb
وَلَوۡلَاۤ أَن ثَبَّتۡنَـٰكَ لَقَدۡ كِدتَّ تَرۡكَنُ إِلَیۡهِمۡ شَیۡءࣰا قَلِیلًا ۝٧٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:76 Verb
وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَیَسۡتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِیُخۡرِجُوكَ مِنۡهَاۖ وَإِذࣰا لَّا یَلۡبَثُونَ خِلَـٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا ۝٧٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And indeed, they were about to drive you from the land to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little
The Cave 18:93 Verb
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَیۡنَ ٱلسَّدَّیۡنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوۡمࣰا لَّا یَكَادُونَ یَفۡقَهُونَ قَوۡلࣰا ۝٩٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Until, when he reached [a pass] between two mountains, he found beside them a people who could hardly understand [his] speech

Derived Forms (10)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَكَادُ yakaādu Verb
كَادُوا۟ kaāduwā Verb
تَكَادُ takaādu Verb
يَكَادُونَ yakaāduwna Verb
كِدتَّ kidta Verb
كَادَ kaāda Verb
كَادَتْ kaādat Verb
يَكَدْ yakad Verb
أَكَادُ ʾaakaādu Verb
وَكَادُوا۟ wakaāduwā Verb