The quadriliteral root hā dāl hā dāl (ه د ه د) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun hud'hud (هُدْهُد). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (27:20:8) l-hud'huda | the hoopoe | وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَا أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَائِبِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
