Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
زلل
Parts of Speech
Verb (4×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    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

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."
The Family of Imran, The House of Imran 3:155 Verb
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
ٱسْتَزَلَّهُمُ stazalahumu Verb
زَلَلْتُم zalaltum Verb
فَأَزَلَّهُمَا faʾaazalahumaā Verb