مغلول

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Arabic

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Root
غ ل ل (ḡ l l)
7 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the passive participle of غَلَّ (ḡalla, to fetter).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَغْلُول (maḡlūl)

  1. handcuffed, chained, fettered, bound
    Synonym: مُقَيَّد (muqayyad)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:29:
      وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا
      walā tajʕal yadaka maḡlūlatan ʔilā ʕunuqika walā tabsuṭhā kulla l-basṭi fataqʕuda malūman maḥsūran
      Do not be so tight-fisted, for you will be blameworthy; nor so open-handed, for you will end up in poverty.
  2. very thirsty
    Synonym: عَطْشَان (ʕaṭšān)

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Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: مغلول (mağlül)