The triliteral root dāl rā yā (د ر ي) occurs 29 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- 12 times as the form I verb tadrī (تَدْرِى)
- 17 times as the form IV verb adrā (أَدْرَىٰ)
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 know
| (4:11:59) tadrūna | you know | آبَاؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ لَكُمْ نَفْعًا |
| (21:109:8) adrī | I know | وَإِنْ أَدْرِي أَقَرِيبٌ أَمْ بَعِيدٌ مَا تُوعَدُونَ |
| (21:111:2) adrī | I know | وَإِنْ أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ فِتْنَةٌ لَكُمْ وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ |
| (31:34:13) tadrī | knows | وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا |
| (31:34:19) tadrī | knows | وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ |
| (42:52:9) tadrī | know | مَا كُنْتَ تَدْرِي مَا الْكِتَابُ وَلَا الْإِيمَانُ وَلَٰكِنْ جَعَلْنَاهُ نُورًا نَهْدِي بِهِ مَنْ نَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا |
| (45:32:13) nadrī | we know | وَإِذَا قِيلَ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا قُلْتُمْ مَا نَدْرِي مَا السَّاعَةُ |
| (46:9:8) adrī | I know | قُلْ مَا كُنْتُ بِدْعًا مِنَ الرُّسُلِ وَمَا أَدْرِي مَا يُفْعَلُ بِي وَلَا بِكُمْ |
| (65:1:35) tadrī | you know | لَا تَدْرِي لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُحْدِثُ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ أَمْرًا |
| (69:26:2) adri | I had known | وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ |
| (72:10:3) nadrī | we know | وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا |
| (72:25:3) adrī | I know | قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِي أَقَرِيبٌ مَا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ رَبِّي أَمَدًا |
Verb (form IV) - to make known
| (10:16:9) adrākum | He (would) have made it known to you | قُلْ لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا أَدْرَاكُمْ بِهِ |
| (33:63:11) yud'rīka | will make you know | وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ تَكُونُ قَرِيبًا |
| (42:17:8) yud'rīka | will make you know | وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ |
| (69:3:2) adrāka | will make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحَاقَّةُ |
| (74:27:2) adrāka | can make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ |
| (77:14:2) adrāka | will make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ |
| (80:3:2) yud'rīka | would make you know | وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ |
| (82:17:2) adrāka | can make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ |
| (82:18:3) adrāka | can make you know | ثُمَّ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ |
| (83:8:2) adrāka | can make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ |
| (83:19:2) adrāka | can make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ |
| (86:2:2) adrāka | can make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ |
| (90:12:2) adrāka | can make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ |
| (97:2:2) adrāka | can make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ |
| (101:3:2) adrāka | will make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ |
| (101:10:2) adrāka | will make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ |
| (104:5:2) adrāka | will make you know | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
