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مُخْتال

mukh'tālin

[a] proud

উদ্ধত

Root letters: خ ي لAppears 3 times in the Qur'an#1,980 most frequentAdjective (ṣifa)
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About this word

Adjective (ṣifa)Root letters: خ ي ل

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)مُخْتَالًۭا1 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • مُخْتَالٍۢself-conceitedmukh'tālin · 2 times
  • مُخْتَالًۭا[a] proudmukh'tālan · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root خ ي ل — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

In order that you not despair over what has eluded you and not exult [in pride] over what He has given you. And Allāh does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful -

Surah 57:23 — Read full ayah

And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allāh does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.

Surah 31:18 — Read full ayah

Worship Allāh and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allāh does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful,

Surah 4:36 — Read full ayah