Quran glossary · draft

شيد

imposing construction

Architecture raised into imposing solidity.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 2

Roots: شيد

Lemmas: مشيدة · مشيد

Forms: مُّشَيَّدَةٍ · مَّشِيدٍ

Occurrence examples (2 of 2)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 2.

4:78

أَيْنَمَا تَكُونُوا۟ يُدْرِككُّمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ وَلَوْ كُنتُمْ فِى بُرُوجٍ مُّشَيَّدَةٍ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ حَسَنَةٌ يَقُولُوا۟ هَٰذِهِۦ مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَقُولُوا۟ هَٰذِهِۦ مِنْ عِندِكَ قُلْ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ فَمَالِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلْقَوْمِ لَا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ حَدِيثًا

22:45

فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ

Why this meaning was chosen

Both targets are passive participles modifying substantial architecture. Form II intensifies the construction quality of towers in which people seek protection, while Form I characterizes an abandoned palace standing amid ruined settlements. Height and solidity are mutually reinforcing contextual aspects of the same built-up core.