The triliteral root mīm ḍād ghayn (م ض غ) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun muḍ'ghat (مُضْغَة). 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.
Noun
| (22:5:21) muḍ'ghatin | an embryonic lump | فَإِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ مُضْغَةٍ |
| (23:14:7) muḍ'ghatan | (into) an embryonic lump | ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً |
| (23:14:9) l-muḍ'ghata | the embryonic lump | فَخَلَقْنَا الْمُضْغَةَ عِظَامًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
