The triliteral root hā mīm dāl (ه م د) occurs only once in the Quran, as the active participle hāmidat (هَامِدَة). 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.
Active participle
(22:5:58) hāmidatan | barren | وَتَرَى الْأَرْضَ هَامِدَةً فَإِذَا أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary