زَلَل slip in Arabic
زَلَل is how you say “slip” in Arabic.
Root ز ل ل z-l-l. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). zalal.
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Meaning of slip in Arabic
- a slip, stumble, or lapse in mud underfoot, or figuratively in speech, judgment, opinion, or religion — the verbal noun of the verb زَلِلْتَ
- a light, swift passing or movement attested in old poetry describing camels moving briskly toward their destination
Example sentence
لا تجزع من كأس زلل كانت سبب كيسك،
Do not despair from a cup of slip that was the cause of your prudence.
زَلَلٍ of slip
zalal means 'a slip, a stumble'; the '-in' ending — the 'of…' word: 'of a slip'.
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How it is used
The root appears in the Qur'an (2:205, فَإِنْ زَلَلْتُمْ, "but if you turn away/slip") and in hadith describing benefits done to a person (مَنْ أُزِلَّتْ إِلَيْهِ نِعْمَةٌ), where the physical sense of slipping or passing from one place to another is extended metaphorically to a favor passing from one person to another. زَلَل itself is classical, used of literal slips as well as errors in judgment or religion.
Words from the same root
- أَزَلَّ to cause to slip (Form IV); also, metaphorically, to do someone a favor
- زَلَّةٌ a slip or mistake in speech or action
- زُلَّةٌ a favor or benefit done for someone
- زَلِيلٌ a swift or light gait; the passing of something from one place to another
- اِسْتَزَلَّ to seek to make someone slip (Form X)
Common questions
- How do you say "slip" in Arabic?
- زَلَل (zalal).
- What does the Arabic root ز-ل-ل mean?
- It centers on slipping or moving out of place — literally slipping in mud, and figuratively erring in speech, judgment, or religion.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).