The triliteral root ʿayn ḍād ḍād (ع ض ض) occurs twice in the Quran as the form I verb ʿaḍḍu (عَضُّ). 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 I) - to bite
| (3:119:15) ʿaḍḍū | they bite | وَإِذَا خَلَوْا عَضُّوا عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَنَامِلَ مِنَ الْغَيْظِ |
| (25:27:2) yaʿaḍḍu | will bite | وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي اتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ الرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
