Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root LDD primarily signifies intense contention, dispute, or obstinacy. It describes someone who is vehemently argumentative, quarrelsome, or stubbornly persistent in their opposition.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: l-d-d
Listen: لُّدًّا 19:97
Root letters: ل — د — د

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Mary 19:97 Noun
فَإِنَّمَا یَسَّرۡنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ ٱلۡمُتَّقِینَ وَتُنذِرَ بِهِۦ قَوۡمࣰا لُّدࣰّا ۝٩٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So, [O Muhammad], We have only made Qur'an easy in the Arabic language that you may give good tidings thereby to the righteous and warn thereby a hostile people
The Cow 2:204 Noun
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن یُعۡجِبُكَ قَوۡلُهُۥ فِی ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَا وَیُشۡهِدُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا فِی قَلۡبِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ ٱلۡخِصَامِ ۝٢٠٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And of the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
لُّدًّا ludanā Noun
أَلَدُّ ʾaaladu Noun