Quranic root
غدق
gh · d · q
The root denotes profusion, copiousness, and the abundance associated with plentiful water, fertility, and prosperity.
Its central sense is abundant water or rain; the lexical evidence extends this to well-watered land and flourishing herbage, ample circumstances, generosity, vigorous running, and several specialized derivative uses.
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Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
غَدَقٌ
ghadaqun
- Part of speech
- Adjective
- 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.
Abundant or copious, specifically describing water.
In the Quranic construction ماءً غَدَقًا, the adjective qualifies water; the lexical evidence does not restrict this use to rain alone.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 72:16word 7
“(in) abundance”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 72:16غَدَقًۭا(in) abundance
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 11 Classical meanings
غَدِقَ / غَدَقَ
To abound or become copious, said of a spring or source, rain, a rainy year, or a place's rain, dew, moisture, or water.
A Form I verbal use describing the occurrence or increase of abundant moisture or water.
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غَدَقٌ / غَدِقٌ
Abounding in water or intensely moist and irrigated; flourishing, fresh, juicy, or moist when applied to herbage, a spring, or land.
Used adjectivally of well-watered natural features, land, and herbage.
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غَدِقَ / غَدَقَ
Of land, to abound in herbage or the produce of the earth, or to become moistened by abundant water.
A verbal use specifically describing land and its resulting vegetation or moisture.
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غَيْدَقَ
To have much saliva or slaver.
A specialized verbal use describing excessive salivation.
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غَيْدَاقٌ
Ample, plentiful, or copious, applied to life and circumstances, a year, water, or speech.
The term can describe an ample state of life or a productive year; it is also reported more generally of what is copious, including water and speech.
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غَيْدَاقٌ
Wide-stepping or vehement in running.
Used in conventional expressions describing running or a running gait.
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غَيْدَاقٌ
Generous, bountiful, or munificent when applied to a man.
Describes a person's liberal or large disposition.
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غَيْدَاقٌ
Long-bodied, when applied to a horse.
A specialized equine description.
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غَيْدَاقٌ
Soft or tender, associated with youth; also reported of a boy who has not reached puberty.
Applied to a youth or young man, to youthfulness, or, in one reported specification, to a prepubescent boy.
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غَيْدَاقٌ
The young one of the lizard called ضَبّ, after the stage termed حِسْل.
A specialized zoological designation.
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غَيَادِيقُ
Serpents.
A plural lexical designation.
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Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The sole Quran occurrence is the inflected accusative form غَدَقًا; the public headword is normalized to the citation form غَدَقٌ.
The Quranic adjective is kept separate from the broader Classical uses of related derived forms.