The triliteral root lām dāl dāl (ل د د) occurs twice in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the noun aladd (أَلَدّ)
- once as the adjective ludd (لُّدّ)
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.
Noun
| (2:204:16) aladdu | (is) the most quarrelsome | وَيُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا فِي قَلْبِهِ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ الْخِصَامِ |
Adjective
| (19:97:10) luddan | hostile | فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَتُنْذِرَ بِهِ قَوْمًا لُدًّا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
