The triliteral root mīm lām qāf (م ل ق) occurs twice in the Quran as the form IV verbal noun im'lāq (إِمْلَٰق). 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.
Verbal noun (form IV)
| (6:151:18) im'lāqin | poverty | وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ مِنْ إِمْلَاقٍ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ |
| (17:31:5) im'lāqin | (of) poverty | وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
