لظى

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل ظ ي (l-ẓ-y) or ل ظ و (l-ẓ-w).

Verb

لَظَّى • (laẓẓā) II, non-past يُلَظِّي‎ (yulaẓẓī)

  1. to set ablaze, to ignite, to make burn

Conjugation

Noun

لَظًى • (laẓan) m

  1. verbal noun of لَظِيَ (laẓiya, to be ablaze) (form I)
  2. blaze, flames, fire

Declension

Proper noun

لَظَى • (laẓā) f

  1. hell
    Synonyms: سَعِير (saʕīr), هَاوِيَة (hāwiya), النَّار (an-nār), جَهَنَّم (jahannam), جَحِيم (jaḥīm), حُطَمَة (ḥuṭama), سَقَر (saqar)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 70:15-16:
      كَلَّا إِنَّهَا لَظَى، نَزَّاعَةً لِلشَّوَى
      kallā ʔinnahā laẓā, nazzāʕatan li-š-šawā
      No! Indeed it is the flame of hell, the remover of the hair of the head.

Declension

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