68:13

Al-Qalam · Ayah 13

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Cruel

عُتُلٍّۭ

Cruel

عُتُلٍّۭIsm · Adjective

GenitiveIndefiniteMasculineSingular

Rootعتل

★★★★Rare

to drag violently, push harshly; cruel, brutish

Lemmaعُتُلّ

Adjective

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Indefinite noun

عُتُلٍّۭ (Cruel) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.

We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.

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