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عِجْل

ʿij'lan

a calf

বাছুর

Root letters: ع ج لAppears 10 times in the Qur'an#839 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ع ج ل

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)عِجْلًۭا10 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْعِجْلَthe calfl-ʿij'la · 6 times
  • عِجْلًۭاa calfʿij'lan · 2 times
  • بِعِجْلٍa calfbiʿij'lin · 1 times
  • بِعِجْلٍۢwith a calfbiʿij'lin · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ع ج ل — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf.

Surah 51:26 — Read full ayah

And Moses had certainly brought you clear proofs. Then you took the calf [in worship] after that, while you were wrongdoers.

Surah 2:92 — Read full ayah

And [recall] when We made an appointment with Moses for forty nights. Then you took [for worship] the calf after him [i.e., his departure], while you were wrongdoers.

Surah 2:51 — Read full ayah