Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ذلل
Qur'an Occurrences
24 times across 17 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root ذلل primarily signifies being low, humble, or submissive, often in a gentle or easy manner. It can describe something made easy to use, like a path, or a person made subservient.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: dh-l-l
Listen: تَذْلِيلًا 76:14
Root letters: ذ — ل — ل

Word Family Tree (17 forms)

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

Noun 20× Verb

Concordance — 24 Occurrences

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

Noun (20) · Verb (4)

Noun (20 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:26 Noun
۞ لِّلَّذِینَ أَحۡسَنُوا۟ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ وَزِیَادَةࣱۖ وَلَا یَرۡهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمۡ قَتَرࣱ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ هُمۡ فِیهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ۝٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): For them who have done good is the best [reward] and extra. No darkness will cover their faces, nor humiliation. Those are companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternall
Jonah 10:27 Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ كَسَبُوا۟ ٱلسَّیِّءَاتِ جَزَاۤءُ سَیِّئَةِۭ بِمِثۡلِهَا وَتَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةࣱۖ مَّا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۡ عَاصِمࣲۖ كَأَنَّمَاۤ أُغۡشِیَتۡ وُجُوهُهُمۡ قِطَعࣰا مِّنَ ٱلَّیۡلِ مُظۡلِمًاۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِیهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ۝٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But they who have earned [blame for] evil doings - the recompense of an evil deed is its equivalent, and humiliation will cover them. They will have from Allah no protector. It will be as if their faces are covered with pieces of the night - so dark [are they]. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally
The Bee 16:69 Noun
ثُمَّ كُلِی مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰتِ فَٱسۡلُكِی سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلࣰاۚ یَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابࣱ مُّخۡتَلِفٌ أَلۡوَ ٰنُهُۥ فِیهِ شِفَاۤءࣱ لِّلنَّاسِۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَتَفَكَّرُونَ ۝٦٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:111 Noun
وَقُلِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِی لَمۡ یَتَّخِذۡ وَلَدࣰا وَلَمۡ یَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِیكࣱ فِی ٱلۡمُلۡكِ وَلَمۡ یَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلِیࣱّ مِّنَ ٱلذُّلِّۖ وَكَبِّرۡهُ تَكۡبِیرَۢا ۝١١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And say, "Praise to Allah , who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great] glorification."
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:24 Noun
وَٱخۡفِضۡ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّیَانِی صَغِیرࣰا ۝٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."

Derived Forms (17)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ذِلَّةٌ dhilahun Noun
ٱلذُّلِّ ldhuli Noun
أَذِلَّةً ʾaadhilahan Noun
ٱلذِّلَّةُ ldhilahu Noun
تَذْلِيلًا tadhliylanā Noun
وَذُلِّلَتْ wadhulilat Verb
ذَلُولًا dhaluwlanā Noun
ٱلْأَذَلَّ lʾaadhala Noun
ٱلْأَذَلِّينَ lʾaadhaliyna Noun
وَذَلَّلْنَٰهَا wadhalalnahaā Verb