Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عيل
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root عيل (Eyl) primarily signifies poverty and want. It also describes something being unattainable or not knowing where to seek something lost.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-y-l
Listen: عَآئِلًا 93:8
Root letters: ع — ي — ل

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Morning Hours, The Early Hours, Morning Bright 93:8 Noun
وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient
Repentance 9:28 Noun
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡمُشۡرِكُونَ نَجَسࣱ فَلَا یَقۡرَبُوا۟ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدَ ٱلۡحَرَامَ بَعۡدَ عَامِهِمۡ هَـٰذَاۚ وَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ عَیۡلَةࣰ فَسَوۡفَ یُغۡنِیكُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۤ إِن شَاۤءَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِیمٌ حَكِیمࣱ ۝٢٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean, so let them not approach al-Masjid al-iaram after this, their [final] year. And if you fear privation, Allah will enrich you from His bounty if He wills. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Wise

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
عَآئِلًا ʿaāilanā Noun
عَيْلَةً ʿaylahan Noun