The triliteral root hamza mīm dāl (أ م د) occurs four times in the Quran as the noun amad (أَمَد). 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 - distance, time, term
| (3:30:19) amadan | (was) a distance | وَمَا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ سُوءٍ تَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَهُ أَمَدًا بَعِيدًا |
| (18:12:9) amadan | (in) time | ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَيُّ الْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوا أَمَدًا |
| (57:16:23) l-amadu | the term | فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ |
| (72:25:11) amadan | a (distant) term | قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِي أَقَرِيبٌ مَا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ رَبِّي أَمَدًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
