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Quran Maqasid

أَوْتاد

أوتاد in the Quran

Meaning: the stakes

أوتاد occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 3 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
3
Verses
3
Surahs
3
Root
و ت د

أَوْتاد

Noun · 3 times

Meaning: the stakes · Also translated as: pegs, stakes

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْأَوْتَادِ ×2
  • أَوْتَادًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الوتد والوتد، وقد وتدته أتده وتدا. قال تعالى: والجبال أوتادا

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الواو والتاء والدال: كلمة واحدة، هي الوتد، يقال: وتده، وتد وتدك. ويقال وتد أيضا. ووتد الأذن: الذي في باطنها كأنه وتد.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root و ت د

Verses with أوتاد

Verses 1–3 of 3

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Before them (were many Who) rejected apostles,— The People of Noah, And ‘Ād, and Pharaoh The Lord of Stakes,

    Surah Sad, verse 38:12
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the mountains as pegs?

    Surah An-Naba, verse 78:7
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And with Pharaoh, Lord of Stakes?

    Surah Al-Fajr, verse 89:10