Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root زلق (zlq) primarily means to slip or slide, like a foot on a surface or an arrow. It can also describe being disgusted with a place and moving away.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: z-l-q
Listen: لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ 68:51
Root letters: ز — ل — ق

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Verb (1) · Noun (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Pen 68:51 Verb
وَإِن یَكَادُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَیُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡصَـٰرِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَیَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ ۝٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ layuzliquwnaka Verb
زَلَقًا zalaqanā Noun