What does « Ghīḍ » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Ghīḍ (غيض) in the Quran, with 2 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

غيض
Ghīḍ
Root: غ - ض
Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Ghīḍ

Ghāḍa ash-shay' wa ghāḍahu ghayruhu: like naqaṣa (to decrease) and naqaṣahu ghayruhu (someone else decreased it).

The Almighty says: 'And the water subsided' (Hud 44), meaning it decreased and was absorbed.

And: 'What the wombs fall short of or exceed' (Ar-Ra'd 8), meaning what decreases or increases.

Ghīḍ in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 1
Distribution of verses by surah
Hud 1
Ar-Ra'd 1
Surah Hud : 44 Meccan
﴿وَقِيلَ يَٰٓأَرْضُ ٱبْلَعِى مَآءَكِ وَيَٰسَمَآءُ أَقْلِعِى وَغِيضَ ٱلْمَآءُ وَقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ وَٱسْتَوَتْ عَلَى ٱلْجُودِىِّ وَقِيلَ بُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ﴾
And it was said, "O earth, swallow your water, and O sky, withhold [your rain]." And the water subsided, and the matter was accomplished, and the ship came to rest on the [mountain of] Judiyy. And it was said, "Away with the wrongdoing people."
Surah Ar-Ra'd : 8 Medinan
﴿ٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَحْمِلُ كُلُّ أُنثَىٰ وَمَا تَغِيضُ ٱلْأَرْحَامُ وَمَا تَزْدَادُ وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ عِندَهُۥ بِمِقْدَارٍ﴾
Allah knows what every female carries and what the wombs lose [prematurely] or exceed. And everything with Him is by due measure.

Words from the same root as Ghīḍ

بغض
Bughḍ
ضغث
Ḍighth
ضغن
Ḍighn
غرض
Gharaḍ
غض
Ghaḍḍ
غضب
Ghaḍab
غمض
Ghamḍ
مضغ
Mḍagh

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