The triliteral root fā yā ḍād (ف ي ض) occurs nine times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- twice as the form I verb tafīḍu (تَفِيضُ)
- seven times as the form IV verb afāḍa (أَفَاضَ)
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 overflow
| (5:83:9) tafīḍu | overflowing | تَرَىٰ أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ مِمَّا عَرَفُوا مِنَ الْحَقِّ |
| (9:92:16) tafīḍu | flowing | تَوَلَّوْا وَأَعْيُنُهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ حَزَنًا أَلَّا يَجِدُوا مَا يُنْفِقُونَ |
Verb (form IV) - to depart
| (2:198:10) afaḍtum | you depart | فَإِذَا أَفَضْتُمْ مِنْ عَرَفَاتٍ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ |
| (2:199:2) afīḍū | depart | ثُمَّ أَفِيضُوا مِنْ حَيْثُ أَفَاضَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ |
| (2:199:5) afāḍa | depart | ثُمَّ أَفِيضُوا مِنْ حَيْثُ أَفَاضَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ |
| (7:50:7) afīḍū | Pour | وَنَادَىٰ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ أَنْ أَفِيضُوا عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ |
| (10:61:19) tufīḍūna | you are engaged | إِلَّا كُنَّا عَلَيْكُمْ شُهُودًا إِذْ تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ |
| (24:14:12) afaḍtum | you had rushed glibly | لَمَسَّكُمْ فِي مَا أَفَضْتُمْ فِيهِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ |
| (46:8:16) tufīḍūna | you utter | هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ كَفَىٰ بِهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
