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ت ل ك

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of 'that' or 'the aforementioned' as a demonstrative pronoun. It also has a less common usage referring to following or destruction, possibly linked to a similar-sounding root.

Derived headwords

تَالِكnoun
  1. 1.
    followerclassical

    A follower or one who follows, derived from the concept of following.

تَالِكnoun
  1. 1.
    one who is destroyedclassical

    One who is destroyed or perishes, used in contrast to 'hâlik' (perishing).

تِلْكَparticle
  1. 1.
    that (fem.)both

    A feminine singular demonstrative pronoun, used to point to something distant.

Parallel reading

وهو إتباع لهالك
and it is a following of one who is perishing.
وإنما الهالك ثم التالك
Indeed, the one perishing, then the follower.
وتلك، بالكسر: من أسماء الإشارة
And 'tilka', with a kasra: is from the demonstrative pronouns.
فتلك بتلك
So that is with that.
أي: تلك الدعوة مضمنة بتلك الكلمة أو معلقة بها
Meaning: that supplication is included with that word or attached to it.
وقيل: غير ذلك مما ذكره ابن الأثير
And it was said: other than that, from what Ibn al-Athir mentioned.
فتأمل ذلك
So ponder that.