# Gayn-Dad-Dad — غضض (gDD)

> Occurs in 4 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/gDD

- **Meaning:** Lowered, contracted, lessened, restrain
- **Derived forms:** يَغُضُّ (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 30

- **Form in this verse:** يَغُضُّوا۟ — yaghuḍḍū · "they should lower"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

قُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ اَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْۜ ذٰلِكَ اَزْكٰى لَهُمْۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ خَب۪يرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ

Qul lilmu/mineena yaghuddoo min absarihumwayahfathoo furoojahum thalika azkalahum inna Allaha khabeerun bima yasnaAAoon

Say thou to the believing men that they lower some of their sight, and preserve their chastity; that is purer for them. God is aware of what they do.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-30.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** يَغْضُضْنَ — yaghḍuḍ'na · "(that) they should lower"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, plural · present tense

وَقُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ اَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْد۪ينَ ز۪ينَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلٰى جُيُوبِهِنَّۖ وَلَا يُبْد۪ينَ ز۪ينَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَٓاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَٓاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَن۪ٓي اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَن۪ٓي اَخَوَاتِهِنَّ اَوْ نِسَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُنَّ اَوِ التَّابِع۪ينَ غَيْرِ اُو۬لِي الْاِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ اَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذ۪ينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلٰى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَٓاءِۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِاَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْف۪ينَ مِنْ ز۪ينَتِهِنَّۜ وَتُوبُٓوا اِلَى اللّٰهِ جَم۪يعاً اَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Waqul lilmu/minati yaghdudnamin absarihinna wayahfathnafuroojahunna wala yubdeena zeenatahunna illa mathahara minha walyadribnabikhumurihinna AAala juyoobihinna wala yubdeenazeenatahunna illa libuAAoolatihinna aw aba-ihinnaaw aba-i buAAoolatihinna aw abna-ihinna awabna-i buAAoolatihinna aw ikhwanihinna aw baneeikhwanihinna aw banee akhawatihinna aw nisa-ihinnaaw ma malakat aymanuhunna awi attabiAAeenaghayri olee al-irbati mina arrijali awi attifliallatheena lam yathharoo AAala AAawratiannisa-i wala yadribnabi-arjulihinna liyuAAlama ma yukhfeena min zeenatihinnawatooboo ila Allahi jameeAAan ayyuhaalmu/minoona laAAallakum tuflihoon

And say thou to the believing women, that they lower some of their sight, and preserve their chastity, and that they show not their adornment save that apparent of it, and that they draw their coverings over their bosoms and not reveal their adornment save to their husbands, or their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or the sons of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters, or their women, or what their right hands possess, or male attendants who have not the resourcefulness of men, or the children not yet aware of a woman’s private parts. And let them not strike their feet to make known what they hide of their adornment. And turn to God altogether, O believers, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-31.md_

### 31. Surah Luqman, Verse 19

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱغْضُضْ — wa-ugh'ḍuḍ · "and lower"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

وَاقْصِدْ ف۪ي مَشْيِكَ وَاغْضُضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَۜ اِنَّ اَنْكَرَ الْاَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَم۪يرِ۟

Waqsid fee mashyika waghdudmin sawtika inna ankara al-aswati lasawtualhameer

“And be thou modest in thy walk, and lower thou thy voice; the most loathsome of voices is the voice of the donkey.”

_https://quran.so/surah-luqman/verse-19.md_

### 49. Surah Al-Hujurat, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** يَغُضُّونَ — yaghuḍḍūna · "lower"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ يَغُضُّونَ اَصْوَاتَهُمْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ الَّذ۪ينَ امْتَحَنَ اللّٰهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِلتَّقْوٰىۜ لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ وَاَجْرٌ عَظ۪يمٌ

Inna allatheena yaghuddoona aswatahumAAinda rasooli Allahi ola-ika allatheenaimtahana Allahu quloobahum littaqwalahum maghfiratun waajrun AAatheem

Those who lower their voices in the presence of the messenger of God, those are they whose hearts God has tested for prudent fear; they have forgiveness and a great reward.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hujurat/verse-3.md_

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