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مقلاد

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Tool noun derivative of إِقْلِيد (ʔiqlīd, key).

Noun

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مِقْلَاد (miqlādm (plural مَقَالِيد (maqālīd))

  1. key
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 42:12:
      لَهُ مَقَالِيدُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ إِنَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
      lahu maqālīdu s-samāwāti wālʔarḍi yabsuṭu r-rizqa liman yašāʔu wayaqdiru ʔinnahu bikulli šayʔin ʕalīmun
      To Him pertain the keys of the heavens and the earth. He extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. Indeed He is of all things knowing.

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