The triliteral root dhāl hamza bā (ذ أ ب) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun dhi'b (ذِّئْب). 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
(12:13:10) l-dhi'bu | a wolf | قَالَ إِنِّي لَيَحْزُنُنِي أَنْ تَذْهَبُوا بِهِ وَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ |
(12:14:4) l-dhi'bu | the wolf | قَالُوا لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّا إِذًا لَخَاسِرُونَ |
(12:17:11) l-dhi'bu | the wolf | قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِنْدَ مَتَاعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary