The triliteral root kāf lām hamza (ك ل أ) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form I verb yakla-u (يَكْلَؤُ). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to protect
| (21:42:3) yakla-ukum | (can) protect you | قُلْ مَنْ يَكْلَؤُكُمْ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مِنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
