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الضال

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to plants, specifically a type of wild lote tree or similar shrub. It also extends to the concept of something lost or strayed, and by extension, to weapons or arrows.

Derived headwords

الضَّالnoun
  1. 1.
    Lote treeboth

    A type of lote tree, specifically the wild variety, or a similar shrub.

بِهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Lote treeclassical

    The singular form of the lote tree mentioned in relation to الضال.

أَضَالَverb
  1. 1.
    to grow abundantlyclassical

    To grow abundantly, referring to a place where the plant الضال proliferates.

أُضِيلَverb
  1. 1.
    to grow abundantlyclassical

    To grow abundantly, referring to a place where the plant الضال proliferates. This is the passive form.

الضَّالَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Lost itemmodern

    Something lost or strayed.

  2. 2.
    Weaponsclassical

    All the weapons, or specifically arrows.

ذَاتُ الضَّالِname
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A place name, likely referring to a location characterized by the presence of the الضال plant.

Parallel reading

الضَّالُّ مِنَ السِّدْرِ: مَا كَانَ عَذِيًّا
The الضال from the lote tree: what is palatable.
وَاحِدَتُهُ: بَهَاءٌ
Its singular is: بهاء.
أَوْ السِّدْرُ البَرِّيُّ
Or the wild lote tree.
وَشَجَرٌ آخَرُ
And another tree.
وَأَضَالَ المَكَانُ
And the place grew abundantly (with الضال).
وَأُضِيلَ
And it grew abundantly (passive).
أَنْبَتَهُ
It grew it (caused it to grow).
وَالضَّالَّةُ: السِّلَاحُ أَجْمَعُ
And الضالة: all the weapons.
أَوِ السِّهَامُ
Or the arrows.
وَذَاتُ الضَّالِ: ع.
And ذات الضال: a place name.