ديل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific tribe or lineage, particularly within the Arab tribes of 'Abd al-Qays and Kinanah. It is used to denote the people belonging to these lineages and their geographical affiliations.

Derived headwords

الديلname

1.
tribe nameboth
A tribe belonging to 'Abd al-Qays, from whom the nisba 'al-Dayli' is derived. There are two branches named Dīl within 'Abd al-Qays.

الدّيليname

1.
nisba of Dīlboth
A nisba (adjective of relation) indicating origin from the tribe of Dīl, specifically from the Dīl of 'Abd al-Qays.

الدّئلname

1.
tribe nameboth
A tribe belonging to Banu Kinanah, distinct from the Dīl of 'Abd al-Qays. This name is pronounced with a broken hamza (ئ).

الدؤليname

1.
nisba of Du'lboth
A nisba indicating origin from the tribe of Du'l (بنو الدؤل), a branch of Banu Kinanah. The pronunciation shifts the hamza to a dammah for ease.

Parallel reading

حي في عبد القيس ينسب إليهم الديلي

A tribe in 'Abd al-Qays to whom the Dayli is attributed.

وهما ديلان

And they are two Dīls.

أحدهما الديل بن شن بن أفصى بن عبد القيس بن أفصى

One of them is Dīl ibn Shan ibn Afṣā ibn 'Abd al-Qays ibn Afṣā.

والآخر الديل بن عمرو بن وديعة بن أفصى بن عبد القيس

And the other is Dīl ibn 'Amr ibn Wadī'ah ibn Afṣā ibn 'Abd al-Qays.

منهم أهل عمان

Among them are the people of Oman.

وبنو الديل من بني بكر بن عبد مناة بن كنانة

And Banu Dīl are from Banu Bakr ibn 'Abd Manāh ibn Kinānah.

وأما الدئل، بهمزة مكسورة، فهم حي من كنانة

As for al-Du'l, with a kasrah on the hamza, they are a tribe from Kinānah.

وقد تقدم ذكره

And their mention has preceded.

وينسب إليهم أبو الأسود الدؤلي

And Abū al-Aswad al-Du'lī is attributed to them.

فتفتح الهمزة استثقالا لتوالي الكسرات

So the hamza is opened (pronounced with a fatha) due to the heaviness of consecutive kasrahs.