The triliteral root sīn lām lām (س ل ل) occurs three times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form V verb yatasallalu (يَتَسَلَّلُ)
- twice as the noun sulālat (سُلَٰلَة)
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 V) - to slip away
(24:63:13) yatasallalūna | slip away | قَدْ يَعْلَمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ يَتَسَلَّلُونَ مِنْكُمْ لِوَاذًا |
Noun
(23:12:5) sulālatin | an essence | وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ سُلَالَةٍ مِنْ طِينٍ |
(32:8:5) sulālatin | an extract | ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسْلَهُ مِنْ سُلَالَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ مَهِينٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary