The triliteral root qāf lām dāl (ق ل د) occurs four times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- twice as the noun qalāid (قَلَآئِد)
- twice as the noun maqālīd (مَقَالِيد)
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
| (5:2:14) l-qalāida | the garlanded | لَا تُحِلُّوا شَعَائِرَ اللَّهِ وَلَا الشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ وَلَا الْهَدْيَ وَلَا الْقَلَائِدَ |
| (5:97:11) wal-qalāida | and the garlands | جَعَلَ اللَّهُ الْكَعْبَةَ الْبَيْتَ الْحَرَامَ قِيَامًا لِلنَّاسِ وَالشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ وَالْهَدْيَ وَالْقَلَائِدَ |
Noun
| (39:63:2) maqālīdu | (are the) keys | لَهُ مَقَالِيدُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ |
| (42:12:2) maqālīdu | (the) keys | لَهُ مَقَالِيدُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
