The quadriliteral root dāl mīm dāl mīm (د م د م) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form I verb damdama (دَمْدَمَ). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to destroy
(91:14:3) fadamdama | So destroyed | فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary