The triliteral root fā qāf dāl (ف ق د) occurs three times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- twice as the form I verb tafqidu (تَفْقِدُ)
- once as the form V verb tafaqqada (تَفَقَّدَ)
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 miss
(12:71:5) tafqidūna | you miss | قَالُوا وَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مَاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ |
(12:72:2) nafqidu | We are missing | قَالُوا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا بِهِ زَعِيمٌ |
Verb (form V) - to inspect
(27:20:1) watafaqqada | And he inspected | وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَا أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَائِبِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary