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أَنْزَل

to send down, to bring down /ˈʔan.za.la/

verbB1#2225 most common

Also: to reveal (scripture), to lower, to download

Example sentences

أَنْزَلَ الرَّجُلُ الْحَقِيبَةَ.
The man brought the bag down.
أَنْزَلْتُ الصُّورَةَ مِنَ الْإِنْتَرْنِت.
I downloaded the picture from the internet.
أَنْزَلَ الْعَامِلُ الصَّنَادِيقَ مِنَ الشَّاحِنَةِ.
The worker took the boxes down from the truck.
أَنْزَلَ اللهُ الْمَطَرَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ.
God sent down rain upon the earth.
أَنْزَلَ اللهُ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ.
God sent down the Quran to the Prophet.
سَيُنْزِلُ الْبَنْكُ أَسْعَارَ الْفَائِدَةِ فِي الشَّهْرِ الْقَادِمِ.
The bank will lower interest rates next month.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgأُنْزِلُأَنْزَلْتُسَأُنْزِلُ
2sgتُنْزِلُأَنْزَلْتَسَتُنْزِلُ
3sgيُنْزِلُأَنْزَلَسَيُنْزِلُ
1plنُنْزِلُأَنْزَلْنَاسَنُنْزِلُ
2plتُنْزِلُونَأَنْزَلْتُمْسَتُنْزِلُونَ
3plيُنْزِلُونَأَنْزَلُواسَيُنْزِلُونَ

Word family

نَزَلَto descend, come down
نُزُولdescent, landing
تَنْزِيلrevelation, download
مَنْزِلhome, dwelling
نَزِيلresident, guest, inmate

Etymology

The word is the Form IV causative of the triliteral Semitic root n-z-l, which means to descend or come down. The causative prefix turns the sense into to make descend, that is, to send down. In the Quran it is the standard verb for God sending down rain, angels, and revelation.

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