The triliteral root hamza fā lām (أ ف ل) occurs four times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- three times as the form I verb afala (أَفَلَ)
- once as the active participle āfilīn (ءَافِلِين)
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.
Verb (form I) - to set
(6:76:11) afala | it set | قَالَ هَٰذَا رَبِّي فَلَمَّا أَفَلَ قَالَ لَا أُحِبُّ الْآفِلِينَ |
(6:77:9) afala | it set | فَلَمَّا أَفَلَ قَالَ لَئِنْ لَمْ يَهْدِنِي رَبِّي لَأَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ |
(6:78:11) afalat | it set | فَلَمَّا أَفَلَتْ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ |
Active participle - that ones that set
(6:76:15) l-āfilīna | the ones that set | قَالَ هَٰذَا رَبِّي فَلَمَّا أَفَلَ قَالَ لَا أُحِبُّ الْآفِلِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary