What is the root of ظِلّ and what else comes from it?

The root is ظ ل ل (ẓ-l-l), also giving ظَلَّ 'to remain/become', ظَلَّلَ 'to shade', and اِسْتَظَلَّ 'to seek shade or shelter'.

ظِلٌّ shade in Arabic

ظِلٌّ is how you say “shade” in Arabic.

Root ظ ل ل ẓ-l-l. noun. ẓill.

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Meaning of shade in Arabic

shade, shadow the shade cast by something blocking the sun, e.g. a tree, cloud, or wall
shelter, protection figurative use — being covered or guarded, as when one 'takes shelter' under something's shade

Example sentence

والظل الذي ينزل على بيت المقدس شفاء من كل داء من جنان الجنة

And the shade that descends upon Bayt al-Maqdis is a cure for every illness, from the gardens of Paradise.

وَالظِّلُّ And the shade

wa- = 'and'; al- = 'the'; zill means 'shade, shadow'; the '-u' ending marks it as the subject.

From Angels at al-Aqsa

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How it is used

Common in the Qur'an, e.g. 'wa ẓallalnā ʿalayhimu l-ghamām' (We made the clouds give shade over them). The phrase istaẓalla bi-ẓ-ẓill, 'he sheltered himself by the shade,' shows how ẓill extends from literal shade to shelter or protection.

Words from the same root

ظَلَّ to remain, continue; to become
ظَلَّلَ to give shade over, to shade
أَظَلَّ to be shady; to draw near, approach
تَظَلَّلَ to keep to shady, restful places
اِسْتَظَلَّ to shelter oneself in the shade

More example sentences

لَهَا ظِلٌّ لَمْ تَأْتِ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ فَنَزَلْنَا عِنْدَهُ،

It had a shade that the sun did not come upon, so we descended by it.

ظِلٌّ a shade

An indefinite noun, a patch of shade, whose trailing '-un' marks it indefinite and as the thing possessed in the 'it had shade' construction. It is the subject that the earlier 'for it' is asserting about. The indefinite tail does the job of English 'a'.

From A Night with the Prophet

Common questions

How do you say "shade" in Arabic?: ظِلّ (ẓill).
What is the root of ظِلّ and what else comes from it?: The root is ظ ل ل (ẓ-l-l), also giving ظَلَّ 'to remain/become', ظَلَّلَ 'to shade', and اِسْتَظَلَّ 'to seek shade or shelter'.

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Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).