Form 1نَكِلَ1 sense
Core sense — he shrank back from it, he held backgenerated
1.1
. See 1 in the article فضل.
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, aor. يَنْكُلُ , see 1 in art. فضل .
نكل
Derived nouns 3
Nounالنِّكْلُ2 senses · 1 main
Core sense — an iron bit, or a shacklegenerated
1
It signifies أَلَّذِى يُنْكِلُ أَقْرَانَهُ, as stated in the article عض.
1.1
See نَكَلٌ.
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signifies أَلَّذِى يُنْكِلُ أَقْرَانَهُ . (A, art. عض .) See نَكَلٌ .
Nounنَكَلٌ1 sense
Core sense — a shackle, a fettergenerated
1
This word and نِكْلٌ: see بَدَلٌ.
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and نِكْلٌ : see بَدَلٌ .
Nounنَكَالٌ1 sense
Core sense — a punishment that serves as a warning to othersgenerated
1
Any punishment that gives a warning to others besides the one who suffers it; or one that keeps the offender from repeating the offence.
Qur’ānic occurrences نَكَٰل 1 shown of 3
79:25
فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓBut Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.
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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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.)