Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
كيد
Qur'an Occurrences
35 times across 16 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root كيد (kyd) primarily means to deceive, beguile, or circumvent someone, often with ill intent or clandestinely.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: k-y-d
Listen: كَيْدَهُمْ 105:2
Root letters: ك — ي — د

Word Family Tree (24 forms)

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

Noun 27× Verb

Concordance — 35 Occurrences

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

Noun (25) · Verb (8)

Noun (25 verses — showing first 5)

The Elephant 105:2 Noun
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِي تَضْلِيلٍ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Did He not make their plan into misguidance
Joseph 12:28 Noun
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
Joseph 12:33 Noun
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱلسِّجۡنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَیَّ مِمَّا یَدۡعُونَنِیۤ إِلَیۡهِۖ وَإِلَّا تَصۡرِفۡ عَنِّی كَیۡدَهُنَّ أَصۡبُ إِلَیۡهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡجَـٰهِلِینَ ۝٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me. And if You do not avert from me their plan, I might incline toward them and [thus] be of the ignorant."
Joseph 12:34 Noun
فَٱسۡتَجَابَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ فَصَرَفَ عَنۡهُ كَیۡدَهُنَّۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِیعُ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ ۝٣٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So his Lord responded to him and averted from him their plan. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing
Joseph 12:5 Noun
قَالَ یَـٰبُنَیَّ لَا تَقۡصُصۡ رُءۡیَاكَ عَلَىٰۤ إِخۡوَتِكَ فَیَكِیدُوا۟ لَكَ كَیۡدًاۖ إِنَّ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنَ لِلۡإِنسَـٰنِ عَدُوࣱّ مُّبِینࣱ ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy

Derived Forms (24)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
كَيْدًا kaydanā Noun
كَيْدُ kaydu Noun
كَيْدِى kaydiā Noun
كَيْدُهُمْ kayduhum Noun
كَيْدَ kayda Noun
كَيْدَهُنَّ kaydahuna Noun
كَيْدَهُمْ kaydahum Noun
وَأَكِيدُ waʾaakiydu Verb
يَكِيدُونَ yakiyduwna Verb
كَيْدٌ kaydun Noun