The triliteral root qāf lām yā (ق ل ي) occurs twice in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form I verb qalā (قَلَىٰ)
- once as the active participle qālīn (قَالِين)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to be displeased
|(93:3:5) qalā||He is displeased||مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ|
|(26:168:5) l-qālīna||those who detest||قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُمْ مِنَ الْقَالِينَ|
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary