س ول

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of beautifying, embellishing, and making something appealing to encourage its commission or acceptance. It also extends to meanings of desire, asking, and physical relaxation or looseness.

Derived headwords

سَوَّلَverb

1.
to embellishboth
To make something appear attractive or desirable, often to lead someone to do or say it.
2.
to beguileclassical
To lead astray or deceive by making something seem good when it is not.

سَوَّلَتْ لَهُ نَفْسُهُ كَذَا — His soul beautified such a thing for him

تَسْوِيلnoun

1.
embellishmentboth
The act of making something seem attractive, desirable, or good, with the intention of encouraging its commission or utterance.
2.
deceptionclassical
The act of making the ugly appear beautiful, or deceiving someone through worldly allurements.

التَّسْوِيلُ تَحْسِينُ الشَّيْءِ وَتَزْيِينُهُ وَتَحْبِيبُهُ لِيَفْعَلَهُ أَوْ يَقُولَهُ — Embellishment is making a thing attractive, adorning it, and making it beloved, so that one may do or say it.

السَّوِيلnoun

1.
equalclassical
An equal or counterpart, especially in a specific matter.

أَنَا سَوِيلُكَ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ — I am your equal in this matter.

الأَسْوَلadjective

1.
loose-hangingclassical
Describing something that hangs down loosely, particularly the lower part of the belly or the trailing edge of a cloud.

سَحَابٌ أَسْوَلُ — A loose-hanging cloud

سَوِلَverb

1.
to be looseclassical
To be relaxed or hanging loosely, referring to the lower belly or other parts.

سَوْلًاnoun

1.
loosenessclassical
The state of being loose or relaxed, specifically referring to the area below the navel in the abdomen.

السَّوْلَةnoun

1.
loosenessclassical
The state of being loose or relaxed, particularly referring to the lower abdomen.
2.
requestclassical
A request or petition; a need that the soul desires.

السَّوْلnoun

1.
loosenessclassical
The state of being loose or relaxed, referring to the lower abdomen or other hanging parts.
2.
desireclassical
A strong desire or longing for something; a wish.
3.
requestclassical
A petition or asking for something.

وَاعْتَلَّ مِنْ كَانَ يُرْجَى عِنْدَهُ السَّوْلُ — And he who was hoped for to fulfill desires was incapacitated.

سَوْلَةname

1.
a fortress nameclassical
The name of a fortress located on a high hill in Nakhla al-Yamaniyah, belonging to the Banu Mas'ud.

السَّوْلَاءadjective

1.
loose-hangingclassical
Describing something that hangs down loosely, like the lower belly or the trailing edge of a cloud.
2.
large bucketclassical
A large water bucket.

سَوْلَاءُ مِسْكٍ فَارِضٍ — A large bucket of old musk

سَوَّلَ لَهُ الشَّيْطَانُphrase

1.
Satan beguiled himclassical
Satan led him astray or tempted him by making something seem appealing.

الشَّيْطَانُ سَوَّلَ لَهُمْ وَأَمْلَى لَهُمْ — Satan made it seem fair to them and gave them false hope.

سُؤَالnoun

1.
requestboth
A request or petition, often implying a desire or wish.
2.
askingboth
The act of asking or inquiring.

قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤَالَكَ يَا مُوسَى — You have been given what you have asked for, O Moses.

سَأَلَverb

1.
to askboth
To pose a question or make a request.

سَوَّالnoun

1.
askerclassical
One who asks frequently; a persistent questioner.

تَسَوُّلnoun

1.
abdominal loosenessclassical
The state of having a loose or relaxed abdomen.

سُولانname

1.
a clan nameclassical
A name of a clan or lineage within the Han ibn Malik.
2.
a place nameclassical
The name of a location.

أَسْوِلَةnoun

1.
requestsclassical
Plural of 'su'al', meaning requests or petitions.

Parallel reading

بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنْفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ

Rather, your souls have made [it] seem attractive to you, [for] patience is beautiful.

التَّسْوِيلُ تَحْسِينُ الشَّيْءِ وَتَزْيِينُهُ وَتَحْبِيبُهُ لِيَفْعَلَهُ أَوْ يَقُولَهُ

Embellishment is making a thing attractive, adorning it, and making it beloved, so that one may do or say it.

هُوَ تَزْيِينُ النَّفْسِ لِمَا حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ وَتَصْوِيرُ القَبِيحِ مِنْهُ بِصُورَةِ الحَسَنِ

It is the soul's beautifying of what it is keen on, and portraying the ugliness of it in the form of beauty.

التَّسْوِيلُ تَفْعِيلٌ مِنَ السَّوْلِ، وَهُوَ أُمْنِيَّةُ الإِنْسَانِ يَتَمَنَّاهَا فَتُزَيَّنُ لِطَالِبِهَا البَاطِلُ

Tasswil is a derived form from 'sawl', which is a human wish that one desires, so falsehood is beautified for its seeker.

الشَّيْطَانُ سَوَّلَ لَهُمْ وَأَمْلَى لَهُمْ

Satan made it seem fair to them and gave them false hope.

أَنَا سَوِيلُكَ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ

I am your equal in this matter.

كَالسَّحْلِ البِيضِ جَلَا لَوْنَهَا ... سَحَّ نَجَاءَ الحِمْلِ الأَسْوَلِ

Like polished white eggs whose color has been revealed... like the pouring of the rain from the loose-hanging dark cloud.

وَسَحَابٌ أَسْوَلُ: مُسْتَرِخٍ، وَلَهُدْبِهِ إِسْبَالٌ

And a loose-hanging cloud: relaxed, and its fringe trailing down.

وَالسَّوْلُ، وَالسُّؤْلَةُ بِالضَّمِّ المَسْأَلَةُ

And 'al-sawl', and 'al-su'lah' (with dammah) is the request.

قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤَالَكَ يَا مُوسَى

You have been given what you have asked for, O Moses.

فَلَمْ يَهْمِزْهُ: (اخْتَرْتُكَ النَّاسَ إِذْ رَثَّتْ خَلَائِقُهُمْ ... وَاعْتَلَّ مِنْ كَانَ يُرْجَى عِنْدَهُ السَّوْلُ)

And he did not hamz it: (I chose you among people when their characters became worn out... and he who was hoped for to fulfill desires was incapacitated).

هُمَا يَتَسَاوَلَانِ

They are asking each other.

وَقَوْمٌ سُولٌ، بِالضَّمِّ: جَمْعُ أَسْوَلَ

And a people 'suul' (with dammah): plural of 'aswal'.

وَقَالَ بَعْضُ الأُدَبَاءِ: سَأَلَتْ هُذَيْلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ فَاحِشَةً أَيْ: طَلَبَتْ مِنْهُ سَوْلًا

And some literary scholars said: Hudhayl asked the Messenger of God for something shameful, meaning: they requested 'sawl' from him.