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دءل

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a stealthy, hesitant, or heavy gait, often associated with predators like wolves stalking prey. It also extends to concepts of trickery, cunning, and, by extension, refers to small animals and even specific tribes or lineages.

Derived headwords

دَأَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to stalk stealthilyboth

    To move with a stealthy, creeping gait, like a predator stalking its prey.

  2. 2.
    to walk hesitantlyboth

    To walk with a gait that is slow, heavy, or hesitant, as if burdened or sluggish.

  3. 3.
    to trickclassical

    To deceive or trick someone, often through stealthy means.

الذئب يدأل للغزال ليأكله، يقول يختله — The wolf stalks the gazelle to eat it, meaning it tricks it.
الدَّأَلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    stealthy walkboth

    A stealthy, creeping gait, similar to that of a predator stalking prey.

  2. 2.
    hesitant gaitboth

    A gait characterized by slowness, heaviness, or hesitancy, as if burdened.

  3. 3.
    quick, close stepsclassical

    A running gait characterized by short, close steps, often implying a sense of urgency or being weighed down.

  4. 4.
    wolfclassical

    A wolf, referring to its stealthy hunting method.

الدألان مشي يقارب فيه الخطو ويبغي فيه كأنه مثقل من حمل — Al-da'alan is a gait where one shortens the steps and moves as if weighed down by a load.
الدألان، بالدال: مشي الذي كأنه يبغي في مشيه من النشاط — Al-da'alan, with a dal, is the gait of one who seems to be exerting himself in his walk due to liveliness.
الدَّأْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    trickeryclassical

    Deception or cunning, especially achieved through stealthy means.

المُدَاءَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    trickeryclassical

    The act of deceiving or tricking someone, often involving stealth.

  2. 2.
    quick walkingclassical

    A form of walking characterized by speed.

المداءلة بوزن المداعلة الختل — Al-muda'alah, on the pattern of al-muda'alah, is trickery.
الدَّأْلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    hesitant walkclassical

    A gait characterized by weakness and haste, or a hesitant walk.

  2. 2.
    wolf-like gaitclassical

    A gait that resembles the walk of a wolf.

دأل يدأل دألا ودألا ودألى، وهي مشية فيها ضعف وعجلة — Da'ala yuda'ilu da'alan wa da'alan wa da'la, and it is a gait involving weakness and haste.
الدِّئْلnoun
  1. 1.
    weasel-like creatureboth

    A small animal resembling a weasel or a fox.

  2. 2.
    tribe nameclassical

    The name of a tribe, specifically a branch of the Banu Kinanah, from which Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali derived his nisba.

الدئل: دويبة شبيهة بابن عرس — Al-di'l: a small creature resembling a weasel.
جاؤوا بجيش، لو قيس معرسه ... ما كان إلا كمعرس الدئل — They brought an army, whose encampment, if measured... was no more than the encampment of al-Di'l.
الدُّؤْلnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small creature, possibly a type of insect or small animal.

الدؤول: دويبة صغيرة — Al-du'ul: a small creature.
الدَّأْلَانِيّname
  1. 1.
    nisba to Ibn Da'lanclassical

    A nisba (adjectival title) indicating relation to a person named Ibn Da'lan.

وابن دألان: رجل، النسبة إليه دألاني — And Ibn Da'lan: a man, the nisba to him is Da'lani.
الدَّآلِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    calamitiesclassical

    Difficulties, hardships, or calamities.

إن الجنة محظور عليها بالدآليل أي بالدواهي والشدائد — Indeed, Paradise is surrounded by calamities, meaning by dangers and hardships.
الدَّأْلِيّname
  1. 1.
    nisba to al-Du'aliclassical

    A nisba indicating relation to the tribe of al-Di'l, specifically referring to Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali.

إلا أنهم فتحوا الهمزة على مذهبهم في النسبة استثقالا لتوالي الكسرتين مع ياءي النسب — Except that they opened the hamza according to their method in nisba, finding it heavy to have two kasras consecutively with the ya' of nisba.
الدُّؤْلُولnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A great misfortune, a disaster, or a severe trial.

الدؤلول: الداهية — Al-du'ulul: the calamity.
الدَّوْلnoun
  1. 1.
    hardshipclassical

    A state of difficulty or distress.

وقعوا من أمرهم في دولول أي في شدة وأمر عظيم — They fell into a state of hardship from their affair, meaning into severity and a great matter.

Parallel reading

الدأل: الختل
Al-da'l: trickery.
وهي مشية شبيهة بالختل ومشي المثقل
And it is a gait similar to stealth and the gait of one burdened.
الدألان مشي يقارب فيه الخطو ويبغي فيه كأنه مثقل من حمل
Al-da'alan is a gait where one shortens the steps and moves as if weighed down by a load.
يقال: الذئب يدأل للغزال ليأكله، يقول يختله
It is said: the wolf stalks the gazelle to eat it, meaning it tricks it.
وقال أبو عمرو: المداءلة بوزن المداعلة الختل
And Abu Amr said: Al-muda'alah, on the pattern of al-muda'alah, is trickery.
وقد تكون في سرعة المشي
And it may be in the speed of walking.
الدألان عدو مقارب
Al-da'alan is a gait with close steps.
وهي مشية فيها ضعف وعجلة
And it is a gait involving weakness and haste.
وقيل: هو عدو مقارب
And it was said: it is a gait with close steps.
وحكى ابن بري: الدألى مشية تشبه مشية الذئب
And Ibn Barrī narrated: Al-da'la is a gait resembling the gait of a wolf.
مشي الذي كأنه يبغي في مشيه من النشاط
The gait of one who seems to be exerting himself in his walk due to liveliness.
والدؤل: دويبة صغيرة
And al-du'ul: a small creature.
الدئل: دويبة شبيهة بابن عرس
Al-di'l: a small creature resembling a weasel.
وهذا هو المعروف
And this is the known meaning.
لا نعلم اسما جاء على فعل غير هذا، يعني الدئل
We do not know of a name that comes on the pattern of fu'al except this, meaning al-di'l.
إلا أنهم فتحوا الهمزة على مذهبهم في النسبة استثقالا لتوالي الكسرتين مع ياءي النسب
Except that they opened the hamza according to their method in nisba, finding it heavy to have two kasras consecutively with the ya' of nisba.
والدئل في كنانة رهط أبي الأسود مهموز
And al-Di'l among Kinanah, the tribe of Abu al-Aswad, is hamzated.
الدئل بن بكر الكناني إنما هو الدئل، فترك أهل الحجاز همزه
Al-Di'l ibn Bakr al-Kinani is actually al-Di'l, so the people of Hijaz omitted its hamza.
الدول من حنيفة بسكون الواو
Al-Dawl among Hanifa with a sukun on the waw.
والديل من قيس ساكنة الياء
And al-Dayl among Qays with a sukun on the ya'.
والدئل في كنانة رهط أبي الأسود مهموز
And al-Di'l among Kinanah, the tribe of Abu al-Aswad, is hamzated.
الدئل بن محلم بن غالب بن مليح بن الهون بن خزيمة بن مدركة
Al-Di'l ibn Muhallim ibn Ghalib ibn Mulayh ibn al-Hawn ibn Khuzaymah ibn Mudrikah.
الدئل في كنانة، بضم الدال وكسر الهمزة
Al-Di'l among Kinanah, with a damma on the dal and a kasra on the hamza.
الديل في الأزد، بكسر الدال وإسكان الياء
Al-Dayl among Azd, with a kasra on the dal and a sukun on the ya'.
الديل بن هداد بن زيد مناة
Al-Dayl ibn Haddad ibn Zayd Manah.
الديل بن أمية بن حذافة
Al-Dayl ibn Umayyah ibn Hudhafah.
الديل بن عمرو بن وديعة
Al-Dayl ibn Amr ibn Wadi'ah.
الديل بن زيد بن غنم بن تغلب
Al-Dayl ibn Zayd ibn Ghanam ibn Taghlib.
الدول بن حنيفة، بضم الدال وإسكان الواو
Al-Dawl ibn Hanifa, with a damma on the dal and a sukun on the waw.
الدول بن ثعلبة بن سعد بن ضبة
Al-Dawl ibn Tha'labah ibn Sa'd ibn Dhabbah.
الدول بن جل بن عدي بن عبد مناة بن أد مثله
Al-Dawl ibn Jall ibn Adi ibn Abd Manah ibn Ad, similarly.
والنسب إليه دؤلي ودئلي؛ الأخيرة نادرة إذ ليس في الكلام فعلي
And the nisba to it is Du'ali and Di'li; the latter is rare as there is no 'fu'ali' pattern in speech.
هو أبو الأسود الدؤلي مفتوح الواو مهموز منسوب إلى الدئل من كنانة
He is Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, with an open waw and hamzated, attributed to al-Di'l from Kinanah.
والدول في حنيفة ينسب إليهم الدولي
And al-Dawl among Hanifa, the Du'ali are attributed to them.
والديل في عبد القيس ينسب إليهم الديلي
And al-Dayl among Abd al-Qays, the Dayli are attributed to them.
الدؤلول: الداهية
Al-du'ulul: the calamity.
وقع القوم في دؤلول أي في اختلاط من أمرهم
The people fell into a state of confusion in their affairs.
وقعوا من أمرهم في دولول أي في شدة وأمر عظيم
They fell into hardship from their affair, meaning into severity and a great matter.
إن الجنة محظور عليها بالدآليل أي بالدواهي والشدائد
Indeed, Paradise is surrounded by calamities, meaning by dangers and hardships.