دَابَّة
dāb-bah
living being, moving creature
Definition
- 1دَابَّةdāb-bahliving being, moving creature18
Total uses in the Qur’an: 18
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
دَابَّةٍ · دَابَّةً · الدَّوَابِّ · الدَّوَابُّ
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَآبَّةٍۢ مِّن مَّآءٍۢ
And Allah has created from water every living creature.
24:45draft glosses: 6 of 6
دَابَّةُ الْأَرْضِ
... a creature of the earth.
34:14draft glosses: 2 of 2
أَخْرَجْنَا لَهُمْ دَابَّةً مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ تُكَلِّمُهُمْ
We will bring forth for them a beast from the earth, telling them ...
27:82draft glosses: 6 of 6
وَٱلدَّوَآبُّ وَكَثِيرٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ
... and all living beings, as well as many humans.
22:18draft glosses: 4 of 4
Notes
ⓘThe creature of the earth in 34:14 is termites; the beast in 27:82 is a major sign of Judgment Day.
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed