و د ي Root w-d-y in the Qur’an 12 occurrences in 11 verses
- Occurrences
- 12
- Verses
- 11
- Surahs
- 11 of 114
- Words
- 4
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 و د ي (w-d-y) gives 4 words. It appears most in An-Nisa (2), At-Tawbah (1), Ar-Ra'd (1).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
واد 7 times
- 14:37 · Ibrahimبِوَادٍ in a valleyOur Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may establish prayer. So make hearts among the people incline toward them and provide for them from the fruits that they might be grateful.
- 20:12 · Ta-Haبِٱلْوَادِ (are) in the valleyIndeed, I am your Lord, so remove your sandals. Indeed, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.
- 26:225 · Ash-Shu'araوَادٍۢ valleyDo you not see that in every valley they roam
- 27:18 · An-Namlوَادِ (the) valleyUntil, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, "O ants, enter your dwellings that you not be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they perceive not."
- 28:30 · Al-Qasasٱلْوَادِ (of) the valley But when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley in a blessed spot - from the tree, "O Moses, indeed I am Allah, Lord of the worlds."
- 79:16 · An-Nazi'atبِٱلْوَادِ in the valleyWhen his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
- 89:9 · Al-Fajrبِٱلْوَادِ in the valleyAnd [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
أَوْدِيَة 2 times
- 13:17 · Ar-Ra'dأَوْدِيَةٌۢ the valleysHe sends down from the sky, rain, and valleys flow according to their capacity, and the torrent carries a rising foam. And from that [ore] which they heat in the fire, desiring adornments and utensils, is a foam like it. Thus Allah presents [the example of] truth and falsehood. As for the foam, it vanishes, [being] cast off; but as for that which benefits the people, it remains on the earth. Thus does Allah present examples.
- 46:24 · Al-Ahqafأَوْدِيَتِهِمْ their valleysAnd when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Rather, it is that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a painful punishment,
دِيَة 2 times
- 4:92 · An-Nisaوَدِيَةٌۭ and blood moneyAnd never is it for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake. And whoever kills a believer by mistake - then the freeing of a believing slave and a compensation payment presented to the deceased's family [is required] unless they give [up their right as] charity. But if the deceased was from a people at war with you and he was a believer - then [only] the freeing of a believing slave; and if he was from a people with whom you have a treaty - then a compensation payment presented to his family and the freeing of a believing slave. And whoever does not find [one or cannot afford to buy one] - then [instead], a fast for two months consecutively, [seeking] acceptance of repentance from Allah. And Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
- 4:92 · An-Nisaفَدِيَةٌۭ then blood moneyAnd never is it for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake. And whoever kills a believer by mistake - then the freeing of a believing slave and a compensation payment presented to the deceased's family [is required] unless they give [up their right as] charity. But if the deceased was from a people at war with you and he was a believer - then [only] the freeing of a believing slave; and if he was from a people with whom you have a treaty - then a compensation payment presented to his family and the freeing of a believing slave. And whoever does not find [one or cannot afford to buy one] - then [instead], a fast for two months consecutively, [seeking] acceptance of repentance from Allah. And Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
وادِي 1 time
- 9:121 · At-Tawbahوَادِيًا a valleyNor do they spend an expenditure, small or large, or cross a valley but that it is registered for them that Allah may reward them for the best of what they were doing.
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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