q-d-b

Description

The Arabic root قضب (q-ḍ-b) fundamentally refers to cutting or severing, and by extension denotes fresh-cut vegetation or green fodder that has been harvested. In its single Quranic appearance in Surah 'Abasa (80:28), it describes the قضباً (qaḍban) or green crops/fodder that Allah provides as sustenance, appearing alongside fruits and olives in a passage emphasizing divine provision and blessings. The root's core meaning of "that which is cut" connects the act of harvesting with the practical agricultural reality of obtaining fresh vegetation for both human and animal consumption, underscoring Allah's mercy in providing earthly sustenance.