The triliteral root mīm khā ḍād (م خ ض) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun makhāḍ (مَخَاض). 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
| (19:23:2) l-makhāḍu | the pains of childbirth | فَأَجَاءَهَا الْمَخَاضُ إِلَىٰ جِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
