Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
جلس
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root جلس across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root جَلَسَ (jalasa) primarily means to sit, specifically to place one's posterior on elevated ground. It often implies sitting up from a lower position (e.g.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: j-l-s
Listen: ٱلْمَجَٰلِسِ 58:11
Root letters: ج — ل — س

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root جلس as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root جلس appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

She That Disputeth, The Pleading Woman, She Who Pleaded 58:11 Noun
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ إِذَا قِیلَ لَكُمۡ تَفَسَّحُوا۟ فِی ٱلۡمَجَـٰلِسِ فَٱفۡسَحُوا۟ یَفۡسَحِ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡۖ وَإِذَا قِیلَ ٱنشُزُوا۟ فَٱنشُزُوا۟ یَرۡفَعِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنكُمۡ وَٱلَّذِینَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ دَرَجَـٰتࣲۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِیرࣱ ۝١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): O you who have believed, when you are told, "Space yourselves" in assemblies, then make space; Allah will make space for you. And when you are told, "Arise," then arise; Allah will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do

Derived Forms (1)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْمَجَٰلِسِ lmajalisi Noun