The triliteral root ḥā yā ḍād (ح ي ض) occurs four times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form I verb yaḥiḍ (يَحِضْ)
- three times as the passive participle maḥīḍ (مَحِيض)
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 menstruate
| (65:4:14) yaḥiḍ'na | [they] menstruated | وَاللَّائِي يَئِسْنَ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمْ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَاللَّائِي لَمْ يَحِضْنَ |
Passive participle
| (2:222:3) l-maḥīḍi | [the] menstruation | وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ |
| (2:222:10) l-maḥīḍi | (their) [the] menstruation | قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَحِيضِ |
| (65:4:4) l-maḥīḍi | the menstruation | وَاللَّائِي يَئِسْنَ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمْ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
