The triliteral root ḍād yā fā (ض ي ف) occurs six times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form II verb yuḍayyifu (يُضَيِّفُ)
- five times as the noun ḍayf (ضَيْف)
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.
Verb (form II) - to offer hospitality
| (18:77:11) yuḍayyifūhumā | offer them hospitality | اسْتَطْعَمَا أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا |
Noun
| (11:78:22) ḍayfī | my guests | فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ فِي ضَيْفِي أَلَيْسَ مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَشِيدٌ |
| (15:51:3) ḍayfi | (the) guests | وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَنْ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ |
| (15:68:4) ḍayfī | (are) my guests | قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ |
| (51:24:4) ḍayfi | (of the) guests | هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ |
| (54:37:4) ḍayfihi | his guests | وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَنْ ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
