B1noun
أَرْض
arḍ
earth / land / ground
Example
الأَرضُ خِصبَةٌ في هذِهِ المِنطَقَة.
al-arḍu khiṣbatun fī hādhihi l-minṭaqa.
The land is fertile in this area.
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Arabic root
ا-ر-ض
2 words from this root family
A1noun
أَرْضٌ
arḍ
earth / land / ground
Example
وَالْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَاهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ
wal-arḍa madadnāhā wa-alqaynā fīhā rawāsiya
And the earth — We spread it out and placed therein firmly set mountains (15:19)
Grammar
Feminine noun. Plural: أَرَضُونَ (araḍūn) — rare sound masculine plural for a feminine noun. Paired with سَمَاء in the Quran.
Culture
The Quran describes the earth as spread out (مَدَّ), made a resting place (قَرَار), and entrusted to humanity as a trust (أَمَانَة).