قدد

Root entry · 31 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of sufficiency, often expressed by the interjection 'qad' or 'qadd'. It also touches upon the grammatical function of the particle 'nun al-wiqayah' (the protective nunation) and its application to various words, including particles and verbs.

Derived headwords

قَدْparticle

1.
sufficientclassical
Used as an interjection meaning 'enough' or 'sufficient'.
2.
indeedclassical
A particle indicating certainty or emphasis, often translated as 'indeed' or 'certainly'.

قَدِيnoun

1.
sufficiencyclassical
A noun meaning sufficiency or enough, used as an interjection.

قَدْنِيnoun

1.
sufficiencyclassical
A noun meaning sufficiency or enough, used as an interjection, with the added 'nun al-wiqayah'.

قَدْ قَدْparticle

1.
enough, enoughclassical
A reduplicated form used to express strong emphasis on sufficiency, meaning 'enough, enough'.

قَدّnoun

1.
sufficiencyclassical
A noun meaning sufficiency, used in the context of naming or referring to the particle 'qad'.

قَدِّيnoun

1.
sufficiencyclassical
A noun meaning sufficiency, used in the context of naming or referring to the particle 'qad', with the 'nun al-wiqayah'.

قَدْكَnoun

1.
your sufficiencyclassical
A noun meaning 'your sufficiency', used to address someone directly and indicate that they have enough or that something is sufficient for them.

قَطّparticle

1.
neverclassical
A particle used with past tenses to mean 'never'.

قَطْنِيparticle

1.
neverclassical
The particle 'qatt' with the added 'nun al-wiqayah'.

ضَرَبَverb

1.
to strikeboth
The basic verb meaning 'to strike' or 'to hit'.

ضَرَبَنِيverb

1.
he struck meboth
The verb 'daraba' with the first-person singular object pronoun and the 'nun al-wiqayah'.

اشْتَمَverb

1.
to insultboth
The verb meaning 'to insult' or 'to revile'.

شَتَمَنِيverb

1.
he insulted meboth
The verb 'shatama' with the first-person singular object pronoun and the 'nun al-wiqayah'.

مِنْparticle

1.
fromboth
A preposition meaning 'from'.

مِنِّيparticle

1.
from meboth
The preposition 'min' with the first-person singular pronoun and the 'nun al-wiqayah'.

عَنْparticle

1.
fromboth
A preposition meaning 'from' or 'about'.

عَنِّيparticle

1.
from meboth
The preposition 'an' with the first-person singular pronoun and the 'nun al-wiqayah'.

لَيْتَparticle

1.
would thatboth
A particle expressing a wish or longing.

لَيْتَنِيparticle

1.
would that Iboth
The particle 'layta' with the first-person singular pronoun and the 'nun al-wiqayah'.

اضْرِبْverb

1.
strike!both
The imperative form of the verb 'daraba', meaning 'strike!'.

اضْرِبْنِيverb

1.
strike me!both
The imperative verb 'idrib' with the first-person singular object pronoun and the 'nun al-wiqayah'.

مَزِيدnoun

1.
moreclassical
A noun meaning 'increase' or 'more'.

حَسَبِيnoun

1.
sufficient for meclassical
A noun meaning 'sufficient for me' or 'enough for me'.

حَسَبَverb

1.
to countboth
The verb meaning 'to count', 'to reckon', or 'to consider'.

بَلاname

1.
Balaclassical
A proper name, used as an example for grammatical discussion.

ماparticle

1.
whatboth
A particle that can function as a relative pronoun or an interrogative pronoun.

لَوْparticle

1.
ifboth
A particle used for conditional sentences, often translated as 'if' or 'would that'.

يَدnoun

1.
handboth
The noun meaning 'hand'.

هِيَpronoun

1.
sheboth
The third-person feminine singular pronoun.

هُوَpronoun

1.
heboth
The third-person masculine singular pronoun.

فِيهِparticle

1.
in itboth
The preposition 'fi' with the third-person masculine singular pronoun.

Parallel reading

وأما قولهم قدك بمعنى حسبك فهو اسم

And as for their saying 'qadk' meaning 'hasbk' (sufficient for you), it is a noun.

تقول قدي وقدني أيضا، بالنون على غير قياس

You say 'qadi' and also 'qadni', with the nun [al-wiqayah] not according to the usual rule.

وإنما تزاد وقاية لحركة أو سكون في فعل أو حرف

It is only added as protection for a vowel or a consonant in a verb or a particle.

كقولك في من وعن إذا أضفتهما إلى نفسك مني وعني

Like your saying for 'min' and 'an' when you add them to yourself: 'minni' and 'anni'.

فتزيد نون الوقاية لتبقى نون من وعن على سكونها

So you add the protective nun to keep the nun of 'min' and 'an' on its sukoon.

وكذلك في قد وقط تقول قدني وقطني فتزيد نون الوقاية لتبقى الدال والطاء على سكونهما

And similarly for 'qad' and 'qatt', you say 'qadni' and 'qatni', adding the protective nun to keep the dal and the ta' on their sukoon.

وكذلك زادوها في ليت فقالوا ليتني لتبقى حركة التاء على حالها

And likewise they added it to 'layta', so they said 'laytani' to keep the vowel of the ta' as it is.

وكذلك قالوا في ضرب ضربني لتبقى حركة الباء على فتحتها

And likewise they said for 'daraba': 'darabani', to keep the vowel of the ba' on its fatha.

وكذلك قالوا في اضرب اضربني أيضا أدخلوا نون الوقاية عليه لتبقى الباء على سكونها

And likewise they said for 'idrib': 'idribni' also, they inserted the protective nun into it to keep the ba' on its sukoon.

فالبيت أنه يقال قدني وقدي بمعنى

The verse is that it is said 'qadni' and 'qadi' with the same meaning.

هل امتلأت؟ فتقول: هل من مزيد؟

Have you filled up? And it will say: Is there any more?

حتى إذا أوعبوا فيها قالت قد قد أي حسبي حسبي

Until when they have filled it, it will say: 'Qad qad', meaning 'Enough, enough'.

ويروى بالطاء بدل الدال وهو بمعناه

And it is narrated with a ta' instead of a dal, and it has the same meaning.

فيقول قد قد بمعنى حسب

So he says: 'Qad qad', meaning 'sufficient'.

وتكرارها لتأكيد الأمر

And its repetition is for emphasis of the matter.

ويقول المتكلم: قدي أي حسبي

And the speaker says: 'Qadi', meaning 'sufficient for me'.

والمخاطب: قدك أي حسبك

And the addressee: 'Qadk', meaning 'sufficient for you'.

أنه قال لأبي بكر، رضي الله عنه: قدك يا أبا بكر

That he said to Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him: 'Sufficient for you, O Abu Bakr'.

سمع بعض الفصحاء يقول: قد كنت في خير فتعرفه

Some eloquent speakers were heard saying: 'Qad kuntu fi khayrin fa-ta'rifuhu' (Indeed I was in goodness, so you know it).

وإن جعلت قد اسما شددته فتقول: كتبت قدا حسنة

And if you make 'qad' a noun, you double it, so you say: 'I wrote a good 'qad'.

ولو سميت رجلا بلا أو ما ثم زدت في آخره ألفا همزت

And if you named a man 'Bala' or 'Ma' and then added an alif to its end, you would hamzate it.

لو سميت بقد رجلا لقلت: هذا قد، بالتشديد

If you named a man with 'qad', you would say: 'This is 'qadd', with tashdid'.

وأما الصحيح فلا يضعف فتقول في قد: هذا قد ورأيت قدا ومررت بقد

But as for the sound [consonant], it is not doubled, so you say for 'qad': 'This is 'qad', and I saw 'qad', and I passed by 'qad'.