The triliteral root qāf lām ʿayn (ق ل ع) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form IV verb aqliʿi (أَقْلِعِ). 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 IV) - to withhold
| (11:44:6) aqliʿī | Withhold | وَقِيلَ يَا أَرْضُ ابْلَعِي مَاءَكِ وَيَا سَمَاءُ أَقْلِعِي |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
