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Form 5  ·  3 entries  ·  Qur'ānic frequency 86

Form 5تَمَوَّلَ1 sense

Core sense — he became abundant in wealthgenerated

5.1

He became abundant in wealth. Mentioned in the article ثمر.

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He became abundant in wealth. (TA, art. ثمر ).

Derived nouns 2

Nounمَالٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — property, wealth; cattle, especially camels; a square in arithmeticgenerated

1

Whatever one possesses: property, wealth.

According to Mohammad, the Ḥanafee Imám: whatever men possess, of dirhems, or deenárs, or gold, or silver, or wheat, or barley, or bread, or beasts, or garments or pieces of cloth, or weapons, or other things; that is, property or wealth.

Or originally what one possesses of gold and silver, and then applied to anything that one acquires and possesses of substantial things.

Mostly applied by the Arabs to camels, because these make up most of their wealth; and to animals.

1.1camels, or sheep or goatsمَالٌ

Herds, or flocks, or herds and flocks.

The مال of the people of the desert consists of what is termed نَعَمٌ, that is, cattle: camels, or neat, or sheep or goats, or all of these, or camels alone, as in the article نعم.

1.2a square in arithmeticمَالٌ

Plural أَمْوَالٌ. See جَذْرٌ.

1.3used for ذُومَالٍرَجُلٌ مَالٌ

Mentioned in the article صيد.

Qur’ānic occurrences مَال 4 shown of 80
68:14
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ

Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.

69:28
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ ۜ

"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!

90:6
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!

104:2
ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ

Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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Whatever one possesses: (K:) property; wealth:] accord. to Mohammad [the Hanafee Imám), whatever men possess, of dirhems, or deenárs, or gold, or silver, or wheat, or barley, or bread, or beasts, or garments or pieces of cloth, or weapons, or other things: (Mgh:) [property, or wealth:] or originally what one possesses of gold and silver: then applied to anything that one acquires and possesses of substantial things: and mostly applied by the Arabs to camels, because these constitute most of their wealth: (IAth, TA:) and animals. (TA.) مَالٌ Camels or sheep or goats. (S.) The مال of the people of the desert consists of what are termed نَعَمٌ , (T, Msb,) i. e. Cattle, consisting of camels or neat or sheep or goats, or all these, or camels alone; (Msb in art. نعم ;) herds, or flocks, or herds and flocks. مَالٌ A square in arithmetic: pl. أَمْوَالٌ . See جَذْرٌ . رَجُلٌ مَالٌ , for ذُومَالٍ . (L, art. صيد .)
Nounمَالِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — of, or relating to, property or wealthgenerated

1

Of, or relating to, property or wealth.

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Of, or relating to, property or wealth.