The triliteral root bā wāw lām (ب و ل) occurs four times in the Quran as the noun bāl (بَال). 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
| (12:50:14) bālu | (is the) case | ارْجِعْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ مَا بَالُ النِّسْوَةِ اللَّاتِي قَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ |
| (20:51:3) bālu | (is the) case | قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ الْقُرُونِ الْأُولَىٰ |
| (47:2:18) bālahum | their condition | كَفَّرَ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَأَصْلَحَ بَالَهُمْ |
| (47:5:3) bālahum | their condition | سَيَهْدِيهِمْ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَهُمْ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
