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م د د Root m-d-d in the Qur’an 32 occurrences in 29 verses

Occurrences
32
Verses
29
Surahs
24 of 114
Words
9

Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root م د د (m-d-d) gives 9 words. It appears most in Maryam (4), Ali 'Imran (2), Al-Hijr (2).

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
مَدَّverb13spread, extend, prolongs them
أَمَدَّverb10reinforces you, reinforce you, We reinforced you
مَدّnoun2extension, extensively
مَمْدُودadjective2extended, extensive
مَدَدnoun1supplement
مُدَّتnoun1their term
مُمَدَّدَةadjective1extended
مُمِدّnoun1going to reinforce you
مِدادnoun1ink

مَدَّ 13 times

  • 2:15 · Al-Baqarahوَيَمُدُّهُمْ and prolongs them[But] Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly.
  • 7:202 · Al-A'rafيَمُدُّونَهُمْ they plunge themBut their brothers - the devils increase them in error; then they do not stop short.
  • 13:3 · Ar-Ra'dمَدَّ spreadAnd it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
  • 15:19 · Al-Hijrمَدَدْنَـٰهَا We have spread itAnd the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing.
  • 15:88 · Al-Hijrتَمُدَّنَّ extendDo not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of the disbelievers, and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing to the believers
  • 19:75 · Maryamفَلْيَمْدُدْ then surely will extendSay, "Whoever is in error - let the Most Merciful extend for him an extension [in wealth and time] until, when they see that which they were promised - either punishment [in this world] or the Hour [of resurrection] - they will come to know who is worst in position and weaker in soldiers."
  • 19:79 · Maryamوَنَمُدُّ and We will extendNo! We will record what he says and extend for him from the punishment extensively.
  • 20:131 · Ta-Haتَمُدَّنَّ extendAnd do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring.
  • 22:15 · Al-Hajjفَلْيَمْدُدْ then let him extendWhoever should think that Allah will not support [Prophet Muhammad] in this world and the Hereafter - let him extend a rope to the ceiling, then cut off [his breath], and let him see: will his effort remove that which enrages [him]?
  • 25:45 · Al-Furqanمَدَّ He extendsHave you not considered your Lord - how He extends the shadow, and if He willed, He could have made it stationary? Then We made the sun for it an indication.
  • 31:27 · Luqmanيَمُدُّهُۥ (to) add to itAnd if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allah would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 50:7 · Qafمَدَدْنَـٰهَا We have spread it outAnd the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind,
  • 84:3 · Al-Inshiqaqمُدَّتْ is spreadAnd when the earth has been extended

أَمَدَّ 10 times

  • 3:124 · Ali 'Imranيُمِدَّكُمْ reinforces you[Remember] when you said to the believers, "Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down?
  • 3:125 · Ali 'Imranيُمْدِدْكُمْ will reinforce youYes, if you remain patient and conscious of Allah and the enemy come upon you [attacking] in rage, your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand angels having marks [of distinction]
  • 17:6 · Al-Israوَأَمْدَدْنَـٰكُم And We reinforced youThen We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower
  • 17:20 · Al-Israنُّمِدُّ We extendTo each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted.
  • 23:55 · Al-Mu'minunنُمِدُّهُم We extend to themDo they think that what We extend to them of wealth and children
  • 26:132 · Ash-Shu'araأَمَدَّكُم has aided youAnd fear He who provided you with that which you know,
  • 26:133 · Ash-Shu'araأَمَدَّكُم He has aided youProvided you with grazing livestock and children
  • 27:36 · An-Namlأَتُمِدُّونَنِ Will you provide meSo when they came to Solomon, he said, "Do you provide me with wealth? But what Allah has given me is better than what He has given you. Rather, it is you who rejoice in your gift.
  • 52:22 · At-Turوَأَمْدَدْنَـٰهُم And We will provide themAnd We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.
  • 71:12 · Nuhوَيُمْدِدْكُم And provide youAnd give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.

مَدّ 2 times

  • 19:75 · Maryamمَدًّا ۚ an extensionSay, "Whoever is in error - let the Most Merciful extend for him an extension [in wealth and time] until, when they see that which they were promised - either punishment [in this world] or the Hour [of resurrection] - they will come to know who is worst in position and weaker in soldiers."
  • 19:79 · Maryamمَدًّۭا extensivelyNo! We will record what he says and extend for him from the punishment extensively.

مَمْدُود 2 times

مَدَد 1 time

  • 18:109 · Al-Kahfمَدَدًۭا (as) a supplementSay, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement."

مُدَّت 1 time

  • 9:4 · At-Tawbahمُدَّتِهِمْ ۚ their termExcepted are those with whom you made a treaty among the polytheists and then they have not been deficient toward you in anything or supported anyone against you; so complete for them their treaty until their term [has ended]. Indeed, Allah loves the righteous [who fear Him].

مُمَدَّدَة 1 time

مُمِدّ 1 time

  • 8:9 · Al-Anfalمُمِدُّكُم going to reinforce you[Remember] when you asked help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another."

مِداد 1 time

  • 18:109 · Al-Kahfمِدَادًۭا inkSay, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement."

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.

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