# Kef-Dal-Ye — كدي (kdy)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To restrain, detain, give little, stop hand, be niggardly.
- **Derived forms:** أَكْدَىٰ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 53. Surah An-Najm, Verse 34

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَكْدَىٰٓ — wa-akdā · "and withheld"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَاَعْطٰى قَل۪يلاً وَاَكْدٰى

WaaAAta qaleelan waakda

And gave a little, and then withheld?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-34.md_

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