زلل
z-l-l
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root زلل across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root زلل primarily means to slip, stumble, or err, often unintentionally. It implies a loss of footing or stability, leading to a fall or deviation from the right path.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
z-l-l
Listen:
فَتَزِلَّ
16:94
Root letters:
ز — ل — ل
Word Family Tree (4 forms)
All word forms derived from the root زلل as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 4×
Concordance — 4 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root زلل appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (4)
Verb (4 verses — showing first 5)
The Bee 16:94
Verb
وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوۤا۟ أَیۡمَـٰنَكُمۡ دَخَلَۢا بَیۡنَكُمۡ فَتَزِلَّ قَدَمُۢ بَعۡدَ ثُبُوتِهَا وَتَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلسُّوۤءَ بِمَا صَدَدتُّمۡ عَن سَبِیلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَكُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِیمࣱ ٩٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And do not take your oaths as [means of] deceit between you, lest a foot slip after it was [once] firm, and you would taste evil [in this world] for what [people] you diverted from the way of Allah , and you would have [in the Hereafter] a great punishment
The Cow 2:209
Verb
فَإِن زَلَلۡتُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَاۤءَتۡكُمُ ٱلۡبَیِّنَـٰتُ فَٱعۡلَمُوۤا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِیزٌ حَكِیمٌ ٢٠٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But if you deviate after clear proofs have come to you, then know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise
The Cow 2:36
Verb
فَأَزَلَّهُمَا ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُ عَنۡهَا فَأَخۡرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا فِیهِۖ وَقُلۡنَا ٱهۡبِطُوا۟ بَعۡضُكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوࣱّۖ وَلَكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُسۡتَقَرࣱّ وَمَتَـٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِینࣲ ٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But Satan caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, "Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and provision for a time."
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ تَوَلَّوۡا۟ مِنكُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡتَقَى ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ إِنَّمَا ٱسۡتَزَلَّهُمُ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُ بِبَعۡضِ مَا كَسَبُوا۟ۖ وَلَقَدۡ عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَنۡهُمۡۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِیمࣱ ١٥٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, those of you who turned back on the day the two armies met, it was Satan who caused them to slip because of some [blame] they had earned. But Allah has already forgiven them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing
Derived Forms (4)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| فَتَزِلَّ | fatazila | Verb | 1× | |
| ٱسْتَزَلَّهُمُ | stazalahumu | Verb | 1× | |
| زَلَلْتُم | zalaltum | Verb | 1× | |
| فَأَزَلَّهُمَا | faʾaazalahumaā | Verb | 1× |