Arabic vocabulary
أَصِيلevening in Arabic
أَصِيل is how you say “evening” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ا ص ل (ʾ-ṣ-l)noun (substantive denoting a time of day)Pronounced aṣīl
Meaning of evening in Arabic
- evening — Names a specific time of day; the related verb آصل ('āṣala') means 'to enter upon the time called aṣīl'.
Aṣīl names a distinct time of day within this root's family of words, all tied to the core idea of something firm or established; the verb āṣala describes the moment of entering that time.
Words from the same root
- أَصْلٌroot, foundation, or lowest part of a thing
- أَصَالَةٌfirmness, or soundness of judgment
- أصّلto give something a firm foundation to build on
- تأصّلto become firmly rooted or established
- استأصلto uproot, eradicate, or extirpate completely
- آصلto enter upon the evening (aṣīl)
Common questions
- How do you say "evening" in Arabic?
- أصيل (aṣīl).
- What does the root of أصيل mean?
- The root ا-ص-ل (ʾ-ṣ-l) carries the sense of having a root or foundation — being firm, established, or firmly grounded.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
أول منَازِل الْقَوْم ذِكر الله كثيرًا وتسبيحه بُكرةً وأَصِيلًا،
The first stage of the journey is frequent remembrance of God and glorifying Him morning and evening.
وَأَصِيلًا — and evening. wa- = 'and'; asil means 'late afternoon, evening'; the '-an' ending — adverb 'and in the evening'.
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