The triliteral root bā dāl hamza (ب د أ) occurs 15 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- 12 times as the form I verb bada-a (بَدَأَ)
- three times as the form IV verb yub'di-u (يُبْدِئُ)
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 begin, to originate
| (7:29:15) bada-akum | He originated you | وَادْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ كَمَا بَدَأَكُمْ تَعُودُونَ |
| (9:13:10) badaūkum | began (to attack) you | وَهَمُّوا بِإِخْرَاجِ الرَّسُولِ وَهُمْ بَدَءُوكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ |
| (10:4:8) yabda-u | originates | إِنَّهُ يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ |
| (10:34:6) yabda-u | originates | قُلْ هَلْ مِنْ شُرَكَائِكُمْ مَنْ يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ |
| (10:34:12) yabda-u | originates | قُلِ اللَّهُ يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ |
| (12:76:1) fabada-a | So he began | فَبَدَأَ بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَاءِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِنْ وِعَاءِ أَخِيهِ |
| (21:104:8) badanā | We began | كَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُعِيدُهُ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ |
| (27:64:2) yabda-u | originates | أَمَّنْ يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَمَنْ يَرْزُقُكُمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ |
| (29:20:7) bada-a | He originated | قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ بَدَأَ الْخَلْقَ |
| (30:11:2) yabda-u | originates | اللَّهُ يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ |
| (30:27:3) yabda-u | originates | وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ |
| (32:7:6) wabada-a | and He began | الَّذِي أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ الْإِنْسَانِ مِنْ طِينٍ |
Verb (form IV) - to originate
| (29:19:4) yub'di-u | Allah originates | أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَيْفَ يُبْدِئُ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ |
| (34:49:5) yub'di-u | (can) originate | قُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ |
| (85:13:3) yub'di-u | originates | إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
