The triliteral root khā bā lām (خ ب ل) occurs twice in the Quran as the noun khabāl (خَبَال). 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
(3:118:11) khabālan | (any) ruin | لَا تَتَّخِذُوا بِطَانَةً مِنْ دُونِكُمْ لَا يَأْلُونَكُمْ خَبَالًا |
(9:47:7) khabālan | (in) confusion | لَوْ خَرَجُوا فِيكُمْ مَا زَادُوكُمْ إِلَّا خَبَالًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary