The triliteral root zāy lām qāf (ز ل ق) occurs twice in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form IV verb yuz'liqu (يُزْلِقُ)
- once as the noun zalaq (زَلَق)
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 IV) - to make slip
(68:51:5) layuz'liqūnaka | surely make you slip | وَإِنْ يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ |
Noun
(18:40:15) zalaqan | slippery | وَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهَا حُسْبَانًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَتُصْبِحَ صَعِيدًا زَلَقًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary