Arabic - English Dictionary ضلَّ/ ضلَّ عن ضَلَلْتُ، يَضِلّ، اضْلِلْ/ ضِلَّ، ضَلاًّ وضَلالاً وضَلالةً، فهو ضالّ، والمفعول مضلول
Root: ض ل ل
(للمتعدِّي)
🇬🇧 Translation:
(Transitive).
Sub-Meanings / Derivatives:
ضلَّ الشَّخصُ
زلَّ عن الشّيء ولم يهتدِ إليه، انحرف عن الطريق الصحيح
🇬🇧 Translation:
Strayed from the thing and was not guided to it, deviated from the right path (To stray/go astray).
خاب عملهُ فلم ينفعه.
🇬🇧 Translation:
His work failed and did not benefit him (To be in vain).
نسي
🇬🇧 Translation:
Forgot (To forget).
ضلَّت الحَقيقةُ/ ضلَّت عنه الحَقيقةُ
غابت، وخفي موضعها
🇬🇧 Translation:
Disappeared, and its location became hidden (To be lost/vanish).
ضلّ الطَّريقَ/ ضلّ عن الطَّريق
تاه، لم يهتدِ إليه
🇬🇧 Translation:
Got lost, was not guided to it (To lose one's way).
لم يهتدِ إلى مقصده.
🇬🇧 Translation:
Was not guided to his destination.
Example / Citation:
- " {وَمَنْ يَعْصِ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالاً مُبِينًا} : كفر
- {قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَا إِذًا وَأَنَا مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ} "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " {waman ya'si allaha warasulahu faqad dalla dalalan mubinan}: kafara
- {qala fa'altuha idhan wa'ana mina ad-dallina} (And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error: disbelieved
- He [Moses] said: 'I did it then while I was of those astray [ignorant]'). "