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ذِئْب

the wolf

নেকড়ে বাঘ

Root letters: ذ أ بAppears 3 times in the Qur'an#1,838 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 184

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ذ أ ب

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)ٱلذِّئْبُ3 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلذِّئْبُa wolfl-dhi'bu · 2 times
  • ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖthe wolfl-dhi'bu · 1 times

Examples from the Qur'an

They said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."

Surah 12:14 — Read full ayah

[Jacob] said, "Indeed, it saddens me that you should take him, and I fear that a wolf would eat him while you are of him unaware."

Surah 12:13 — Read full ayah

They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."

Surah 12:17 — Read full ayah