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سرءل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific proper noun, 'Israel', and its purported origin or meaning as described in a narrative context. It focuses on the act of claiming or asserting something, possibly related to a divine or royal designation.

Derived headwords

إسرائيلname
  1. 1.
    Israel (proper name)both

    The proper name of the patriarch Jacob, as mentioned in the text.

إسرائينname
  1. 1.
    Israel (variant name)both

    A variant form of the name Israel, also referring to the patriarch Jacob.

زعمverb
  1. 1.
    to claimboth

    To assert something as true, often without definitive proof or with a degree of doubt implied.

  2. 2.
    to allegeboth

    To state that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically before a trial.

  3. 3.
    to pretendboth

    To behave as if something is true when it is not.

Parallel reading

إسرائيل وإسرائين: زعم يعقوب أنه بدل اسم ملك.
Israel and Isra'in: Jacob claimed that he changed the name of a king.