وأد
w-ʾa-d
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root وأد across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root وَأَدَ primarily means to bury alive, especially a female infant. It signifies the act of suppressing or destroying something by burying it, often with the connotation of cruelty or disgrace.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
w-ʾa-d
Listen:
ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ
81:8
Root letters:
و — أ — د
Word Family Tree (1 forms)
All word forms derived from the root وأد as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 1×
Concordance — 1 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root وأد appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (1)
Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is aske
Derived Forms (1)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ | lmawʾudahu | Noun | 1× |