Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
مرد
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
5 times across 5 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "mrd" primarily describes softening or mashing something, like bread in water. It also refers to a youth being beardless or a tree being leafless, implying a lack of something.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: m-r-d
Listen: مَّارِدٍ 37:7
Root letters: م — ر — د

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

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

Noun (4) · Verb (1)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

The Pilgrimage 22:3 Noun
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن یُجَـٰدِلُ فِی ٱللَّهِ بِغَیۡرِ عِلۡمࣲ وَیَتَّبِعُ كُلَّ شَیۡطَـٰنࣲ مَّرِیدࣲ ۝٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And of the people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge and follows every rebellious devil
The Ant, The Ants 27:44 Noun
قِیلَ لَهَا ٱدۡخُلِی ٱلصَّرۡحَۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَتۡهُ حَسِبَتۡهُ لُجَّةࣰ وَكَشَفَتۡ عَن سَاقَیۡهَاۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ صَرۡحࣱ مُّمَرَّدࣱ مِّن قَوَارِیرَۗ قَالَتۡ رَبِّ إِنِّی ظَلَمۡتُ نَفۡسِی وَأَسۡلَمۡتُ مَعَ سُلَیۡمَـٰنَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah , Lord of the worlds."
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:7 Noun
وَحِفۡظࣰا مِّن كُلِّ شَیۡطَـٰنࣲ مَّارِدࣲ ۝٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And as protection against every rebellious devi
Women 4:117 Noun
إِن یَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦۤ إِلَّاۤ إِنَـٰثࣰا وَإِن یَدۡعُونَ إِلَّا شَیۡطَـٰنࣰا مَّرِیدࣰا ۝١١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan

Derived Forms (5)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
مَّارِدٍ maāridin Noun
مُّمَرَّدٌ mumaradun Noun
مَّرِيدٍ mariydin Noun
مَرَدُوا۟ maraduwā Verb
مَّرِيدًا mariydanā Noun