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نزل

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of descending, lodging, or settling. It extends to meanings of provisions, provisions for guests, and even the rank or station of a person. It can also refer to a place where one descends or settles, and in a military context, a descent into battle.

Derived headwords

النُزُلnoun
  1. 1.
    with the same pattern as 'al-qufl' (1): what is prepared for the guest, and the plural is 'al-anzāl'both

    with the same pattern as 'al-qufl' (1): what is prepared for the guest, and the plural is 'al-anzāl'

  2. 2.
    with two fatḥasboth

    with two fatḥas

أنْزَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Provisions for guests (pl.)both

    The plural of 'nuzul', referring to provisions prepared for guests.

نَزْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    it is said 'he has a cold'both

    it is said 'he has a cold'

  2. 2.
    And His saying, may He be exalted, 'And he certainly saw him another time' (Qur'an 53:13), they said 'another time'both

    And His saying, may He be exalted, 'And he certainly saw him another time' (Qur'an 53:13), they said 'another time'

  3. 3.
    he sent it down graduallyboth

    he sent it down gradually

أَرْضٌ نَزْلَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Land that floods easilyclassical

    Describes land that becomes wet or flooded from the slightest rain due to its hardness.

مَكَانٌ نَزْلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Place that floods easilyclassical

    A place that becomes wet or flooded from the slightest rain due to its hardness.

نَزَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Semenclassical

    Refers to a man's semen.

نَزَلَverb
  1. 1.
    with ḍamma on the shīn: he thoroughly investigated its best partboth

    with ḍamma on the shīn: he thoroughly investigated its best part

  2. 2.
    he descended, he descends, a descent and a place of descentboth

    he descended, he descends, a descent and a place of descent

حِظٌّ نَزِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Collected or gatheredclassical

    Describes a share or portion that is collected or gathered together.

نَزَلاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Lodgings or dwelling placesclassical

    Plural of 'manzil', referring to places where one stays or dwells.

  2. 2.
    Uprightness or straightnessclassical

    Referring to a state of being upright or following a straight course.

المَنْهَلnoun
  1. 1.
    the watering place, which is a spring of water that camels visit in pasturesboth

    the watering place, which is a spring of water that camels visit in pastures

المَنْزِلnoun
  1. 1.
    the watering place, and the houseboth

    the watering place, and the house

  2. 2.
    with ḍamma on the mīm and fatḥa on the zāy: the act of causing to descendboth

    with ḍamma on the mīm and fatḥa on the zāy: the act of causing to descend

  3. 3.
    with fatḥa on the mīm and zāy: the act of descending. It is the attemptboth

    with fatḥa on the mīm and zāy: the act of descending. It is the attempt

المَنْزِلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    like itboth

    like it

  2. 2.
    the rank, it is not pluralizedboth

    the rank, it is not pluralized

اسْتَنْزَلَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning, he was demoted from his rankboth

    meaning, he was demoted from his rank

المُنْزَلnoun
  1. 1.
    the watering place, and the houseboth

    the watering place, and the house

  2. 2.
    with ḍamma on the mīm and fatḥa on the zāy: the act of causing to descendboth

    with ḍamma on the mīm and fatḥa on the zāy: the act of causing to descend

  3. 3.
    with fatḥa on the mīm and zāy: the act of descending. It is the attemptboth

    with fatḥa on the mīm and zāy: the act of descending. It is the attempt

أَنْزَلَverb
  1. 1.
    and he ejaculatedboth

    and he ejaculated

نَزَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    with ḍamma on the shīn: he thoroughly investigated its best partboth

    with ḍamma on the shīn: he thoroughly investigated its best part

  2. 2.
    he descended, he descends, a descent and a place of descentboth

    he descended, he descends, a descent and a place of descent

تَنْزِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Gradual descentboth

    The act of bringing down gradually or in stages.

  2. 2.
    Arrangement or orderingclassical

    The act of arranging things in a specific order or sequence.

نِزَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Descend! (imperative)classical

    An imperative form meaning 'descend!', used as a noun.

المُنَازَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Combat or engagementclassical

    A mutual descent into battle or combat between two opposing sides.

التَّنَزُّلnoun
  1. 1.
    descending graduallyboth

    descending gradually

النَّازِلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the severe calamity from the adversities of time that befalls peopleboth

    the severe calamity from the adversities of time that befalls people

النَّزِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    the guestboth

    the guest

نَزَلَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    To befall someoneboth

    Used to describe something happening to a person, often something negative.

نَزَلَ عَنْverb
  1. 1.
    To descend fromboth

    To come down from a higher position or place.

  2. 2.
    To relinquish or give upboth

    To give up a position, rank, or claim.

Parallel reading

النُّزُل: ما يهيأ للنزيل، والجمع الأنزال.
An-nuzul: what is prepared for the guest, and its plural is al-anzal.
والنُّزُل أيضا: الريع.
And an-nuzul also means: the yield.
وأرض نزلة ومكان نزل، بين النزالة، إذا كانت تسيل من أدنى مطر لصلابتها.
And an-nazlah land and a nazl place, between the nazalah, if it becomes wet from the slightest rain due to its hardness.
وحظ نزل، أي مجتمع.
And a nazl share, meaning collected.
وجدت القوم على نزلاتهم، أي منازلهم.
I found the people at their nazalat, meaning their dwelling places.
الناس على نزلاتهم، أي على استقامتهم، مثل سكناتهم.
People are on their nazalat, meaning their uprightness, like their stability.
والمنزل: المنهل والدار.
And al-manzil: the watering place and the dwelling.
أمنزلتي مي سلام عليكما هل الا زمن اللاتى مضين رواجع
O my two dwellings of Mayy, peace be upon you! Are the past times that have gone by ever returning?
والمنزلة: المرتبة، لا تجمع.
And al-manzilah: the rank, it is not pluralized.
واستنزل فلان، أي حط عن مرتبته.
So-and-so was demoted, meaning he was brought down from his rank.
والمنزل، بضم الميم وفتح الزاي: الإنزال.
And al-munzal, with damma on the mim and fatha on the zay: the act of causing to descend.
تقول: أنزلني منزلا مباركا.
You say: 'Cause me to descend into a blessed dwelling place.'
والمنزل بفتح الميم والزاي: النزول، وهو الحلول.
And al-manzil, with fatha on the mim and zay: the descent, which is the alighting.
تقول نزلت نزولا ومنزلا.
You say: 'I descended a descent and an alighting.'
أإن ذكرتك الدار منزلها جمل
If the dwelling reminds me of it, its descent is like a camel's load.
ونزلته تنزيلا.
And I brought it down gradually, a gradual descent.
والتنزيل أيضا: الترتيب.
And at-tanzil also means: the arrangement.
ونزال، مثل قطام، بمعنى انزل.
And nuzal, like qatam, meaning 'descend!'.
وهو معدول عن المنازلة، ولهذا أنثه الشاعر بقوله: ولنعم حشو الدرع أنت إذا دعيت نزال ولج في الذعر
And it is derived from al-munazalah, and for this reason the poet feminized it in his saying: 'And you are indeed a good filling for the armor when you are called upon to descend and plunge into fear.'
والنزال في الحرب: أن يتنازل الفريقان.
And an-nizal in war: is for the two sides to descend (to fight).
والتنزل: النزول في مهلة.
And at-tanazzul: descending with ample time.
والنازلة: الشديدة من شدائد الدهر تنزل بالناس.
And an-nazilah: the severe of the hardships of time that befalls people.
والنزالة بالضم: ماء الرجل.
And an-nazalah, with damma: a man's semen.
ونزل القوم، إذا أتوا منى.
And the people arrived at Mina, if they came to Mina.
أنازلـة أسماء أم غير نازله
Is Asma' arriving or not arriving?
وافيت لما أتاني أنها نزلت إن المنازل مما تجمع العجبا
I arrived when it came to me that she had arrived; indeed, dwellings gather wonders.
والنزلة، كالزكام، يقال به نزلة، وقد نزل.
And an-nazlah, like a cold, it is said one has a nazlah, and they have descended.
ولقد رآه نزلة أخرى
And he saw him another time.
والنزيل: الضيف.
And an-nazil: the guest.
نزيل القوم أعظمهم حقوقا " وحق الله في حق النزيل
The guest of the people has the greatest rights, and God's right is in the right of the guest.
جنات الفردوس نزلا
Gardens of Eden as a provision.
ما وجدنا عندكم نزلا.
We did not find any provisions with you.