نُزُول descent in Arabic
نُزُول is how you say “descent” in Arabic.
Root ن ز ل n-z-l. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of Form I). nuzūl.
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Meaning of descent in Arabic
- descent, the act of coming down
- alighting, stopping, or settling at a place matches نَزَلَ بِالمَكَانِ, 'to alight/descend and stop, sojourn, or lodge in a place'
Example sentence
فرح إبليس بنزول آدم من الجنة،
Iblis rejoiced at Adam's descent from Paradise.
بِنُزُولِ at descent
bi- = 'at, with'; nuzul means 'coming down, descent' — the noun after 'bi', heading an 'of…' phrase with the next word.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
نُزُول is the verbal noun (maṣdar) of نَزَلَ, so it names the act itself — coming down and, at the same time, stopping or settling in a place — rather than just motion downward.
Words from the same root
- نَزَلَ to alight, descend, stop or lodge somewhere (Form I)
- نَازَلَهُ to alight with someone to meet him in battle (Form III)
- أَنْزَلَ to lodge someone as a guest, give refuge; to make descend (Form IV)
- تَنَازَلَ to descend gradually; to condescend; to abdicate or desist from a thing (Form VI)
- مَنْزِلٌ a place of alighting; a dwelling or abode
- مَنْزِلَةٌ station, rank, or standing (figurative 'place' one occupies)
- نَزِيلٌ a guest (one who has alighted/lodged)
- نُزُلٌ food or provisions prepared for a guest
- نَازِلَةٌ a severe calamity that befalls people (something that 'descends' on them)
More example sentences
ومعصيته توجب سُكْنى الْجنان ونزول مَحل الرضْوَان
And disobeying him earns dwelling in the gardens and reaching the abode of divine pleasure.
وَنُزُولَ and entrance
This is 'and' joined to 'descent, arrival' heading a possessive pairing with what follows, 'and reaching the abode of...'. It is a verbal noun naming the act as a thing, a second object of 'brings about', so it takes the accusative while owning the next noun.
Common questions
- How do you say "descent" in Arabic?
- نُزُول (nuzūl).
- What is the difference between نُزُول and نُزُل؟
- نُزُول (nuzūl) is the verbal noun 'descent/alighting'; نُزُل (nuzul), from the same root, instead names the food or provisions prepared for a guest at a stopping-place.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).