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دعل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of deception, trickery, and evasion. It describes someone who is deceitful or who flees from a situation.

Derived headwords

الدَّعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Deceptionclassical

    The act of being deceitful or tricky.

يُدَاعِلُهُverb
  1. 1.
    He deceives himclassical

    He is tricking or deceiving him.

الدَّاعِلnoun
  1. 1.
    The fugitiveclassical

    One who is fleeing or escaping.

Parallel reading

الدعل المخاتلة بالعين
Al-da'l is deception with the eye.
وهو يداعله أي يخاتله
And he deceives him, meaning he tricks him.
الداعل الهارب
Al-da'il is the fugitive.