ع ت ل ʿ-t-l
اعْتِلُوهُ / عُتُلّ
iʿtilū-hu / ʿutull
to be aggressive
Definition
- 1اعْتِلُوهُiʿtilū-huto push aggressively1
- 2عُتُلّʿutullto be an aggressive brute1
Total uses in the Qur’an: 2
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
اعْتِلُوهُ
خُذُوهُ فَاعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ
Seize him and shove him into the depths of the Hellfire.
44:47draft glosses: 5 of 5
Sense 2
عُتُلّ
عُتُلٍّ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
He is a brute, and on top of that an illegitimate child.
68:13draft glosses: 4 of 4
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed