The triliteral root kāf sīn lām (ك س ل) occurs twice in the Quran as the noun kusālā (كُسَالَىٰ). 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
(4:142:12) kusālā | lazily | وَإِذَا قَامُوا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَامُوا كُسَالَىٰ يُرَاءُونَ النَّاسَ |
(9:54:17) kusālā | (are) lazy | وَلَا يَأْتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كُسَالَىٰ وَلَا يُنْفِقُونَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كَارِهُونَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary