Arabic vocabulary
مَنَازِلstage in Arabic
مَنَازِل is how you say “stage” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ن ز ل (n-z-l)noun (plural of مَنْزِل, a noun of place)Pronounced manāzil
Meaning of stage in Arabic
- stopping places, stations; stages (of a journey) — plural of مَنْزِل, the place where travellers alight and sojourn
- abodes, dwellings, houses — a place of settling — likened to a دار (house/mansion) or, more strictly, a smaller lodging of two or three rooms
- ranks, standings, degrees — as plural of the related مَنْزِلَة, one's station, footing, or grade
مَنَازِل is the plural of مَنْزِل, used for a series of stopping places, dwellings, or stages passed through on a journey; it can also carry the more abstract sense of ranks or standings, drawing on the closely related مَنْزِلَة.
Words from the same root
- نَزَلَto alight, descend, stop, or lodge somewhere
- أَنْزَلَto cause to descend; to lodge or host a guest
- نَازَلَto meet an opponent in battle, alighting to oppose each other
- تَنَازَلَto descend by degrees; to abdicate or relinquish something
- نَزِيلٌa guest
- مَنْزِلٌa dwelling or stopping place (singular of this headword)
- مَنْزِلَةٌa station, rank, or standing
- نَازِلَةٌa severe calamity or affliction that befalls one
Common questions
- How do you say "stage" in Arabic?
- مَنَازِل (manāzil) — the plural of مَنْزِل (manzil), meaning stopping places or stages passed through on a journey.
- What does the root of منازل mean?
- It comes from the root ن-ز-ل (n-z-l), which carries the sense of alighting, descending, and stopping or lodging somewhere.
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.
مَنَازِلِ — stages. manazil means 'stations, stages' (plural); the 'of…' word, itself joined to the next word.
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