Arabic edit

Root
ن ز ل (n-z-l)

Etymology edit

Derived from the feminine form of the active participle of the verb نَزَلَ (nazala).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

نَازِلَة (nāzilaf (plural نَازِلَات (nāzilāt) or نَوَازِل (nawāzil))

  1. calamity, affliction, misfortune, disaster
    Synonyms: غَائِلَة (ḡāʔila), دَاهِيَة (dāhiya), نَائِبَة (nāʔiba), بَلِيَّة (baliyya), مُصِيبَة (muṣība)
  2. (Islam) a new issue that has no precedence (in Islamic jurisprudence)

Declension edit