# Kef-Dal-Ha — كدح (kdH)

> Occurs in 2 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To work, to strive, to endeavor, to toil, to get tired, to labor, to struggle
- **Derived forms:** كَادِح (1) · كَدْح (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 84. Surah Al-Inshiqaq, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** كَادِحٌ — kādiḥun · "(are) laboring"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الْاِنْسَانُ اِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ كَدْحاً فَمُلَاق۪يهِۚ

Ya ayyuha al-insanuinnaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhanfamulaqeeh

O man: thou art toiling towards thy Lord with labour, and wilt meet Him!

_https://quran.so/surah-al-inshiqaq/verse-6.md_

### 84. Surah Al-Inshiqaq, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** كَدْحًۭا — kadḥan · "(with) exertion"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الْاِنْسَانُ اِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ كَدْحاً فَمُلَاق۪يهِۚ

Ya ayyuha al-insanuinnaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhanfamulaqeeh

O man: thou art toiling towards thy Lord with labour, and wilt meet Him!

_https://quran.so/surah-al-inshiqaq/verse-6.md_

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