# Gayn-Lam-Kaf — غلق (glq)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/glq

- **Meaning:** Went away/far, rightful possession, stuck fast, state of perdition, contending for a bet, being or becoming closed or bolted
- **Derived forms:** غَلَّقَتِ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 23

- **Form in this verse:** وَغَلَّقَتِ — waghallaqati · "And she closed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tef'il · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense

وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّت۪ي هُوَ ف۪ي بَيْتِهَا عَنْ نَفْسِه۪ وَغَلَّقَتِ الْاَبْوَابَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَۜ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ اِنَّهُ رَبّ۪ٓي اَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَۜ اِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ

Warawadat-hu allatee huwa fee baytihaAAan nafsihi waghallaqati al-abwaba waqalat haytalaka qala maAAatha Allahi innahu rabbee ahsanamathwaya innahu la yuflihu aththalimoon

And she in whose house he was sought to lure him away from his soul; and she closed the doors, and said: “Come thou hither.” He said: “I seek refuge in God — He is my Lord who made good my dwelling; the wrongdoers do not succeed.”

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-23.md_

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