Rizwan Zubair

Root ھ د م h-d-m

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ھ د مh-d-m

(ض) هَدَمَ يَهْدِمُ هَدْمًاhadama yahdimu hadman: to pull down a building, to demolish — the antonym of بِنَاءbināʾ. (This verb is not used in the Quran.)

Form II (tafʿīl) هَدَّمَ يُهَدِّمُ تَهْدِيْمًاhaddama yuhaddimu tahdīman: to demolish violently and repeatedly; the pattern of Form II (tafʿīl) here expresses intensity and frequency. Only once in the Quran (passive voice): ﴿لَّهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَّصَلَوٰتٌ وَّمَسٰجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيْهَا اسْمُ اللّٰهِ كَثِيْرًا﴾ (Al-Ḥajj 22:40)

Form VII (infiʿāl) اِنْهَدَمَ يَنْهَدِمُ اِنْهِدَامًاinhadama yanhadimu inhidāman: to be demolished, to collapse. (This verb is not used in the Quran.)

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