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Quran Dictionary - ل ح د

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The triliteral root lām ḥā dāl (ل ح د) occurs six times in the Quran, in three derived forms:

  • three times as the form IV verb yul'ḥidu (يُلْحِدُ)
  • once as the form IV verbal noun il'ḥād (إِلْحَاد)
  • twice as the form VIII passive participle mul'taḥad (مُلْتَحَد)

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Verb (form IV) - to deviate, to distort

(7:180:8) yul'ḥidūnadeviate فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ
(16:103:10) yul'ḥidūnathey refer لِسَانُ الَّذِي يُلْحِدُونَ إِلَيْهِ أَعْجَمِيٌّ وَهَٰذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِيٌّ مُبِينٌ
(41:40:3) yul'ḥidūnadistort إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا لَا يَخْفَوْنَ عَلَيْنَا

Verbal noun (form IV)

(22:25:20) bi-il'ḥādinof deviation وَمَنْ يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍ بِظُلْمٍ نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

Passive participle (form VIII)

(18:27:15) mul'taḥadana refuge لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَلَنْ تَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَدًا
(72:22:12) mul'taḥadanany refuge قُلْ إِنِّي لَنْ يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَحَدٌ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَدًا

See Also

Language Research Group
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