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عَدُوّ

ʿaduwwun

an enemy

শত্রু

Root letters: ع د وAppears 50 times in the Qur'an#231 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 24

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ع د و

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)عَدُوٌّۭ43 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)أَعْدَآءًۭ7 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • عَدُوٌّۭ(is) an enemyʿaduwwun · 15 times
  • عَدُوًّۭاan enemyʿaduwwan · 8 times
  • عَدُوٌّۭ ۖ(as) enemyʿaduwwun · 3 times
  • أَعْدَآءًۭenemiesaʿdāan · 3 times
  • عَدُوٍّۢhostileʿaduwwin · 2 times
  • وَعَدُوَّكُمْand your enemywaʿaduwwakum · 2 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ع د و — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds,

Surah 26:77 — Read full ayah

And never let Satan avert you. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

Surah 43:62 — Read full ayah

Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous

Surah 43:67 — Read full ayah