Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
مدد
Qur'an Occurrences
34 times across 24 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root مَدَد primarily signifies extension, stretching, or prolonging something, whether physically or metaphorically. It can also mean to supply or provide assistance, often in a continuous flow.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: m-d-d
Listen: مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ 104:9
Root letters: م — د — د

Word Family Tree (26 forms)

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

Verb 25× Noun

Concordance — 34 Occurrences

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

Verb (23) · Noun (8)

Verb (23 verses — showing first 5)

The Thunder 13:3 Verb
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی مَدَّ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَجَعَلَ فِیهَا رَوَ ٰسِیَ وَأَنۡهَـٰرࣰاۖ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰتِ جَعَلَ فِیهَا زَوۡجَیۡنِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِۖ یُغۡشِی ٱلَّیۡلَ ٱلنَّهَارَۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَـٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَتَفَكَّرُونَ ۝٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:19 Verb
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَدَدۡنَـٰهَا وَأَلۡقَیۡنَا فِیهَا رَوَ ٰسِیَ وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِیهَا مِن كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ مَّوۡزُونࣲ ۝١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:88 Verb
لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَیۡنَیۡكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعۡنَا بِهِۦۤ أَزۡوَ ٰجࣰا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَلَا تَحۡزَنۡ عَلَیۡهِمۡ وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ ۝٨٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of the disbelievers, and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing to the believer
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:20 Verb
كُلࣰّا نُّمِدُّ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ وَهَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ مِنۡ عَطَاۤءِ رَبِّكَۚ وَمَا كَانَ عَطَاۤءُ رَبِّكَ مَحۡظُورًا ۝٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): To each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:6 Verb
ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنَا لَكُمُ ٱلۡكَرَّةَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ وَأَمۡدَدۡنَـٰكُم بِأَمۡوَ ٰلࣲ وَبَنِینَ وَجَعَلۡنَـٰكُمۡ أَكۡثَرَ نَفِیرًا ۝٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpowe

Derived Forms (26)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
أَمَدَّكُم ʾaamadakum Verb
مَدَدْنَٰهَا madadnahaā Verb
مَدَّ mada Verb
فَلْيَمْدُدْ falyamdud Verb
تَمُدَّنَّ tamudana Verb
مَدًّا madanā Noun
مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ mumadadahin Noun
مُدَّتْ mudat Verb
مَّمْدُودًا mamduwdanā Noun
وَيُمْدِدْكُم wayumdidkum Verb