The triliteral root fā tā lām (ف ت ل) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun fatīl (فَتِيل). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
(4:49:14) fatīlan | (even as much as) a hair on a date-seed | بَلِ اللَّهُ يُزَكِّي مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا |
(4:77:48) fatīlan | (even as much as) a hair on a date-seed | قُلْ مَتَاعُ الدُّنْيَا قَلِيلٌ وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا |
(17:71:15) fatīlan | (even as much as) a hair on a date seed | فَمَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابَهُمْ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary