The triliteral root dāl hā rā (د ه ر) occurs twice in the Quran as the noun dahr (دَّهْر). 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
(45:24:12) l-dahru | the time | وَقَالُوا مَا هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا يُهْلِكُنَا إِلَّا الدَّهْرُ |
(76:1:7) l-dahri | time | هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ حِينٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْئًا مَذْكُورًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary