Quranic root
ذيع
dh · y · ʿ
The root centers on making something manifest, causing it to become known, and its spreading or becoming widespread.
The semantic range develops from appearance and disclosure to public dissemination; a related classical extension applies the idea of complete dispersal to consuming all the contents of a watering-trough.
- Maqāyīs · row 1928
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- Quran-attested forms
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- Quran senses
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- Quran occurrences
Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
أَذَاعَ
ʾadhāʿa
- Part of speech
- Verb · Form IV
- Form
- IV
- Quran occurrences
- 1 occurrence
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
To spread, publish, reveal, disclose, or make known information, news, discourse, or a secret; to proclaim it among people.
A transitive Form IV use, including the construction أَذَاعَ بِهِ, meaning to disseminate or make something public.
- Lane · entry 21902
Selected Quran examples
Quran 4:83word 8
“they spread”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 4:83أَذَاعُوا۟they spread
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 4 Classical meanings
ذَاعَ
To become spread, published, divulged, revealed, or generally known; to become widespread.
Used of information, news, discourse, or things; also of injustice spreading and of mange or scab becoming general in the skin.
- Lane · entry 21901
أَذَاعَ
To consume completely the contents of a watering-trough or tank by drinking them.
A classical tropical construction used of drinking all that is in the trough or tank.
- Lane · entry 21902
أَذَاعَ بِهِ
To take away another person’s property, or to take away anything.
A classical tropical use with بِهِ.
- Lane · entry 21902
مِذْيَاعٌ
A person who does not keep or conceal a secret, or who is unable to conceal information, news, or tidings; a secret-babbler.
An intensive epithet; its plural is مَذَايِيعُ.
- Lane · entry 21903
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The Lane Quran citation uses historical printed notation and is not treated as an independently transcribed modern verse location; the example at 4:83 is based on the supplied QAC occurrence.