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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of going astray, deviating from the right path, and perishing. It encompasses both literal and metaphorical forms of misguidance and destruction.

Derived headwords

ضَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    to go astrayboth

    To deviate from the correct path, whether literally or metaphorically. This can refer to losing one's way geographically or straying from religious or moral principles.

  2. 2.
    to perishboth

    To be destroyed, lost, or ruined. This sense implies a final state of demise or utter failure.

  3. 3.
    to errboth

    To make a mistake or be wrong in judgment or action.

تَضَلَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to persist in strayingclassical

    To deliberately and persistently adhere to misguidance or error, choosing to remain on a wrong path.

  2. 2.
    to choose misguidanceclassical

    To actively select and follow a path of deviation or error.

Parallel reading

ضَلَّ: هلك
To go astray: to perish.
وتضلى: لزم الضلال، واختارهم
And to persist in straying: to adhere to misguidance, and to choose them (i.e., misguidance).