ضءل

1 ضَؤُلَ ذ , [aor. ضَأَُ ,] (S, M, O, Msb, K,) inf. n. ضَاآلَةٌ (S, M, O, Msb) and ضُؤُولَةٌ; (Msb;) and ↓ تَضَاآءَلَ; (M, Msb, K;) He, or it, [accord. to the S and O app. said of a man or of a man's body, and accord. to the Msb said of a thing,] was, or became, small in body, or small, and lean: (S, O, Msb:) or small, slender, or thin, and despicable, abject, or ignominious: and also [simply] lean, or spare: (M, K:) and in like manner ↓ اِضْطَأَلَ: (M:) [or lean, or spare, and weak: or weak, small, and slender, or thin: (see the part. n., ضَئِيلٌ:)] or ضُؤُولَةٌ signifies the being lean, or emaciated; and base, abject, or despicable. (TA.) Accord. to AZ, (S, O, TA,) ضَؤُلَ, said of a man, (TA,) or ضَؤُلَ رَأْيُهُ, (S, O;) signifies He was, or became, small, or little, [ in estimation, ] and weak in judgment. (S, O, TA.)