The triliteral root hamza lām wāw (أ ل و) occurs 37 times in the Quran, in four derived forms:

• once as the form I verb yalu (يَأْلُ)
• once as the form IV verb yu'lu (يُؤْلُ)
• once as the form VIII verb yatali (يَأْتَلِ)
• 34 times as the noun ālā (ءَالَآء)

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 spare

Verb (form IV) - to swear, to vow

Verb (form VIII) - to swear

Noun - favor, bounty

See Also

• Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary

أ ل ل | إِلَّا | ٱلَّذِى | أ ل م | أ ل ه | أ ل و | إِلَىٰ | إِلْيَاس | ٱلْيَسَعَ | أَم | أ م ت