The triliteral root qāf rā dāl (ق ر د) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun qiradat (قِرَدَة). 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
| (2:65:11) qiradatan | apes | فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا قِرَدَةً خَاسِئِينَ |
| (5:60:17) l-qiradata | [the] apes | مَنْ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمُ الْقِرَدَةَ وَالْخَنَازِيرَ |
| (7:166:10) qiradatan | apes | فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا عَنْ مَا نُهُوا عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا قِرَدَةً خَاسِئِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
