The triliteral root dāl rā hamza (د ر أ) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- four times as the form I verb yadra-u (يَدْرَؤُا۟)
- once as the form VI verb iddāra (ٱدَّٰرَْٰٔ)
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 avert, to repel, to prevent
| (3:168:10) fa-id'raū | Then avert | قُلْ فَادْرَءُوا عَنْ أَنْفُسِكُمُ الْمَوْتَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ |
| (13:22:13) wayadraūna | and they repel | وَيَدْرَءُونَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ |
| (24:8:1) wayadra-u | But it would prevent | وَيَدْرَأُ عَنْهَا الْعَذَابَ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ |
| (28:54:7) wayadraūna | and they repel | أُولَٰئِكَ يُؤْتَوْنَ أَجْرَهُمْ مَرَّتَيْنِ بِمَا صَبَرُوا وَيَدْرَءُونَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ |
Verb (form VI) - to dispute
| (2:72:4) fa-iddāratum | then you disputed | وَإِذْ قَتَلْتُمْ نَفْسًا فَادَّارَأْتُمْ فِيهَا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
