The triliteral root sīn dāl dāl (س د د) occurs six times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- four times as the noun sadd (سَدّ)
- twice as the adjective sadīd (سَدِيد)
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
| (18:93:5) l-sadayni | the two mountains | حَتَّىٰ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ السَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِنْ دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًا لَا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًا |
| (18:94:19) saddan | a barrier | فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا |
| (36:9:5) saddan | a barrier | وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا |
| (36:9:8) saddan | a barrier | وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ |
Adjective
| (4:9:15) sadīdan | appropriate | فَلْيَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلْيَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا |
| (33:70:8) sadīdan | right | يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
