The triliteral root bā ḍād ʿayn (ب ض ع) occurs seven times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- five times as the noun biḍāʿat (بِضَٰعَة)
- twice as the noun biḍ'ʿ (بِضْع)
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
| (12:19:12) biḍāʿatan | (as) a merchandise | قَالَ يَا بُشْرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَامٌ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَاعَةً |
| (12:62:4) biḍāʿatahum | their merchandise | وَقَالَ لِفِتْيَانِهِ اجْعَلُوا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ فِي رِحَالِهِمْ |
| (12:65:5) biḍāʿatahum | their merchandise | وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوا مَتَاعَهُمْ وَجَدُوا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِمْ |
| (12:65:13) biḍāʿatunā | (is) our merchandise | هَٰذِهِ بِضَاعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ إِلَيْنَا وَنَمِيرُ أَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ أَخَانَا |
| (12:88:11) bibiḍāʿatin | with goods | مَسَّنَا وَأَهْلَنَا الضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَاعَةٍ مُزْجَاةٍ |
Noun
| (12:42:17) biḍ'ʿa | several | فَأَنْسَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِ فَلَبِثَ فِي السِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ |
| (30:4:2) biḍ'ʿi | a few | فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ لِلَّهِ الْأَمْرُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَمِنْ بَعْدُ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
