Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
يدي
Parts of Speech
Noun (120×)
Qur'an Occurrences
120 times across 47 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root يدي (ydy) primarily refers to the hand, signifying power, possession, or a gift. It can also denote a side, direction, or a means by which something is accomplished.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: y-d-y
Listen: يَدَآ 111:1
Root letters: ي — د — ي

Word Family Tree (41 forms)

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

Noun 120×

Concordance — 120 Occurrences

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

Noun (110)

Noun (110 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:37 Noun
وَمَا كَانَ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ أَن یُفۡتَرَىٰ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِن تَصۡدِیقَ ٱلَّذِی بَیۡنَ یَدَیۡهِ وَتَفۡصِیلَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ لَا رَیۡبَ فِیهِ مِن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And it was not [possible] for this Qur'an to be produced by other than Allah , but [it is] a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of the [former] Scripture, about which there is no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds
The Fame 111:1 Noun
تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he
Hud 11:70 Noun
فَلَمَّا رَءَاۤ أَیۡدِیَهُمۡ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَیۡهِ نَكِرَهُمۡ وَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِیفَةࣰۚ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفۡ إِنَّاۤ أُرۡسِلۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِ لُوطࣲ ۝٧٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot."
Joseph 12:111 Noun
لَقَدۡ كَانَ فِی قَصَصِهِمۡ عِبۡرَةࣱ لِّأُو۟لِی ٱلۡأَلۡبَـٰبِۗ مَا كَانَ حَدِیثࣰا یُفۡتَرَىٰ وَلَـٰكِن تَصۡدِیقَ ٱلَّذِی بَیۡنَ یَدَیۡهِ وَتَفۡصِیلَ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ وَهُدࣰى وَرَحۡمَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یُؤۡمِنُونَ ۝١١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. Never was the Qur'an a narration invented, but a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of all things and guidance and mercy for a people who believe
Joseph 12:31 Noun
فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتۡ بِمَكۡرِهِنَّ أَرۡسَلَتۡ إِلَیۡهِنَّ وَأَعۡتَدَتۡ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَءࣰا وَءَاتَتۡ كُلَّ وَ ٰحِدَةࣲ مِّنۡهُنَّ سِكِّینࣰا وَقَالَتِ ٱخۡرُجۡ عَلَیۡهِنَّۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَیۡنَهُۥۤ أَكۡبَرۡنَهُۥ وَقَطَّعۡنَ أَیۡدِیَهُنَّ وَقُلۡنَ حَـٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَـٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّا مَلَكࣱ كَرِیمࣱ ۝٣١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So when she heard of their scheming, she sent for them and prepared for them a banquet and gave each one of them a knife and said [to Joseph], "Come out before them." And when they saw him, they greatly admired him and cut their hands and said, "Perfect is Allah ! This is not a man; this is none but a noble angel."

Derived Forms (41)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
أَيْدِيهِمْ ʾaaydiyhim Noun 25×
يَدَيْهِ yadayhi Noun 17×
أَيْدِيَهُمْ ʾaaydiyahum Noun
يَدَىْ yadaā Noun
أَيْدِيكُمْ ʾaaydiykum Noun
يَدَكَ yadaka Noun
بِيَدِهِۦ biyadihi Noun
أَيْدِيَكُمْ ʾaaydiyakum Noun
يَدَاهُ yadaāhu Noun
بِأَيْدِيهِمْ biʾaaydiyhim Noun