Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
لدن
Parts of Speech
Noun (18×)
Qur'an Occurrences
18 times across 10 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The term "مِنْ لَدُنْ" (min ladun) means "from the time of" or "from the presence of.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: l-d-n
Listen: لَّدُنَّا 28:57
Root letters: ل — د — ن

Word Family Tree (6 forms)

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

Noun 18×

Concordance — 18 Occurrences

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

Noun (17)

Noun (17 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:1 Noun
الۤرۚ كِتَـٰبٌ أُحۡكِمَتۡ ءَایَـٰتُهُۥ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتۡ مِن لَّدُنۡ حَكِیمٍ خَبِیرٍ ۝١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Alif, Lam, Ra. [This is] a Book whose verses are perfected and then presented in detail from [one who is] Wise and Acquainted
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:80 Noun
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدۡخِلۡنِی مُدۡخَلَ صِدۡقࣲ وَأَخۡرِجۡنِی مُخۡرَجَ صِدۡقࣲ وَٱجۡعَل لِّی مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلۡطَـٰنࣰا نَّصِیرࣰا ۝٨٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority."
The Cave 18:10 Noun
إِذۡ أَوَى ٱلۡفِتۡیَةُ إِلَى ٱلۡكَهۡفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَاۤ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحۡمَةࣰ وَهَیِّئۡ لَنَا مِنۡ أَمۡرِنَا رَشَدࣰا ۝١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance."
The Cave 18:2 Noun
قَیِّمࣰا لِّیُنذِرَ بَأۡسࣰا شَدِیدࣰا مِّن لَّدُنۡهُ وَیُبَشِّرَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ ٱلَّذِینَ یَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرًا حَسَنࣰا ۝٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [He has made it] straight, to warn of severe punishment from Him and to give good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a good rewar
The Cave 18:65 Noun
فَوَجَدَا عَبۡدࣰا مِّنۡ عِبَادِنَاۤ ءَاتَیۡنَـٰهُ رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّنۡ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمۡنَـٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلۡمࣰا ۝٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they found a servant from among Our servants to whom we had given mercy from us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge

Derived Forms (6)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
لَّدُنكَ ladunka Noun
لَّدُنَّا ladunaā Noun
لَّدُنْ ladun Noun
لَّدُنَّآ ladunaā Noun
لَّدُنْهُ ladunhu Noun
لَّدُنِّى laduniā Noun