Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
خذل
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root خذل (khdhl) means to abandon, forsake, or fail to aid someone. It also describes God's act of not preserving a person from evil, leading them to fall into it.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: kh-dh-l
Listen: خَذُولًا 25:29
Root letters: خ — ذ — ل

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (2) · Verb (1)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:22 Noun
لَّا تَجۡعَلۡ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقۡعُدَ مَذۡمُومࣰا مَّخۡذُولࣰا ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken
The Criterion, The Standard 25:29 Noun
لَّقَدۡ أَضَلَّنِی عَنِ ٱلذِّكۡرِ بَعۡدَ إِذۡ جَاۤءَنِیۗ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُ لِلۡإِنسَـٰنِ خَذُولࣰا ۝٢٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He led me away from the remembrance after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter."

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
خَذُولًا khadhuwlanā Noun
مَّخْذُولًا makhdhuwlanā Noun
يَخْذُلْكُمْ yakhdhulkum Verb