The triliteral root zāy lām mīm (ز ل م) occurs twice in the Quran as the noun azlām (أَزْلَٰم). 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 ona word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (5:3:28) bil-azlāmi | by divining arrows | وَأَنْ تَسْتَقْسِمُوا بِالْأَزْلَامِ ذَٰلِكُمْ فِسْقٌ |
| (5:90:8) wal-azlāmu | and divining arrows | إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنْصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
