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سِلْسِلَة

sil'silatin

a chain

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Root letters: س ل س لAppears 3 times in the Qur'an#1,878 most frequentNoun (ism)
Learn it in lesson 188

About this word

Noun (ism)Root letters: س ل س ل

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)سِلْسِلَةٍۢ1 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)سَلَـٰسِلَا۟2 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَٱلسَّلَـٰسِلُand the chainswal-salāsilu · 1 times
  • سِلْسِلَةٍۢa chainsil'silatin · 1 times
  • سَلَـٰسِلَا۟chainssalāsilā · 1 times

Examples from the Qur'an

When the shackles are around their necks and the chains; they will be dragged

Surah 40:71 — Read full ayah

Indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains and shackles and a blaze.

Surah 76:4 — Read full ayah

Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."

Surah 69:32 — Read full ayah