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مَدَّ spread out in Arabic

مَدَّ is how you say “spread out” in Arabic.

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مد الأرض وأثبتها بالجبال إثباتا،

He spread out the earth and firmly anchored it with mountains,

مَدَّ He spread out

A past-tense verb meaning 'spread out / stretched flat', with its 'he' subject built in and pointing back to Allah. It governs the object that follows, the earth, so it names the creative act of laying the land out wide.

From Death and Decree

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قَالَ لَهُ نِعْمَ اِشْرَبْ مَا بَيْنَ الضِّفَّتَيْنِ أَوْ الْمَدَّ

He said to him, "All right, drink what is between the two banks or the tide."

الْمَدَّ the tide

A definite noun with 'al-' (the), in the object form as the second option after 'or'. The article marks the tide as a specific, known thing. It balances 'the two banks' across the 'or'.

From Luqman's Wisdom and Trial

قَالَ فَاِحْبِسْ عَنِّي الْمَدَّ

He said, "Then hold the tide back from me."

الْمَدَّ the tide

A definite noun with 'al-' (the), in the object form as what is to be held back. The article marks it as the specific tide. Its object ending shows it is what the command acts on.

From Luqman's Wisdom and Trial

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