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ذعل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be very rare and obscure, with limited textual evidence. Its primary recorded meaning relates to an act of confession or acknowledgment following a denial.

Derived headwords

الذُّعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    confession after denialclassical

    An acknowledgment or admission made after having previously denied or rejected something.

Parallel reading

الذعل الإقرار بعد الجحود
The 'dhul' is the confession after denial.
وهذا حرف غريب ما رأيت له ذكرا في الكتب
And this is a strange word; I have not seen it mentioned in the books.