nikl

shackle, chain

نِكْل

Word

Noun · pattern فِعْل

Root

ن ك ل

Forms

Plurals
أَنْكال، نُكُول

In the library

إِنَّ لَدَيْنَا أَنْكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا

The Qurʾān, page 574 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries
  • نَكِلَ Form I Open entry
    , aor. يَنْكُلُ, see 1 in art. فضل.
  • النِّكْلُ Open entry
    signifies أَلَّذِى يُنْكِلُ أَقْرَانَهُ. (A, art. عض.) ― -b2- See نَكَلٌ.
  • نَكَلٌ Open entry
    and ↓ نِكْلٌ: see بَدَلٌ.
  • نَكَالٌ Any punishment serving to give warning to others than the sufferer
    Any punishment serving to give warning to others than the sufferer: (M, K, TA:) or that restrains the offender from repeating the offence. (Bd, ii. 6.)

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