The quadriliteral root ḍād fā dāl ʿayn (ض ف د ع) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun ḍafādiʿ (ضَّفَادِع). 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.
Noun
| (7:133:6) wal-ḍafādiʿa | and the frogs | فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الطُّوفَانَ وَالْجَرَادَ وَالْقُمَّلَ وَالضَّفَادِعَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
