QuranicWordsكَادَ kāda – “almost / were about”
A Qur'anic Arabic verb from the root ك-و-د that occurs 24 times in the Qur'an. It is word #440 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.
- Meaning
- almost / were about
- Type
- Verb
- Root
- ك-و-د
- Verb form
- Form I · past كَادَ · present يَكَادُ
- In the Qur'an
- 24 times
- Frequency rank
- #440 of 3,833
- Curriculum
- Chapter 2: Essential Verbs, section 3, lesson 9
Meaning in 8 languages
| English | almost / were about
|
|---|---|
| বাংলা | উপক্রম হয়েছিলো / প্রচেষ্টায় ক্রুটি রাখেনি / প্রায়
|
| اردو | قریب تھا |
| हिन्दी | क़रीब था / क़रीब थे कि
|
| Bahasa Indonesia | hampir |
| Türkçe | neredeyse |
| فارسی | نزدیک بود |
| Français | ont été proches / as été proche
|
In the Qur'an: As-Saffat 37:56
قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ
He will say, "By Allah, you almost ruined me.
বলবে, ‘আল্লাহর কসম! তুমি তো আমাকে প্রায় ধ্বংসই করেছিলে
وہ پکار اٹھے گا : اللہ کی قسم تم تو قریب تھے کہ مجھے بھی برباد کردیتے !
कहेगा : अल्लाह की कसम! निश्चय तू क़रीब था कि मुझे नष्ट ही कर दे।
Ia berkata (pula): "Demi Allah, sesungguhnya kamu benar-benar hampir mencelakakanku,
Yemin ederim ki, sen az daha beni de helâk edecektin.
گوید: به الله سوگند، نزدیک بود که مرا به هلاکت افکنی.
et dira: «Par Allah! Tu as bien failli causer ma perte!
The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.