Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

غِلٌّ

Root: غل

Full Definition

غِلٌّ and غَلِيلٌ Rancour, malevolence, malice, or spite: or latent rancour &c.: and envy; so each signifies; [and so the former in the Kur vii. 41 and xv. 47:] and enmity: and the former signifies also dishonesty, or insincerity.


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