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دءل

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to types of movement, specifically a weak or hurried gait, and also encompasses deception or trickery. It is also used to denote specific animals like the jackal and weasel, and tribal names.

Derived headwords

دَأَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with a weak gaitboth

    To walk with a gait that indicates weakness or feebleness.

  2. 2.
    to walk with a hurried gaitboth

    To walk with a close, rapid, or energetic pace.

دَأَلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    weak gaitboth

    A manner of walking characterized by weakness or feebleness.

  2. 2.
    hurried gaitboth

    A manner of walking that is close, rapid, or energetic.

دَأَلَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    deceptionclassical

    The act of deceiving or tricking someone; cunning.

الدِّئْلnoun
  1. 1.
    jackalboth

    A wild animal, specifically the jackal (Canis aureus).

  2. 2.
    weasel-like animalclassical

    A small, carnivorous mammal similar to a weasel.

الدَّأَلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    jackalboth

    The jackal, a wild canine.

الدَّأَلnoun
  1. 1.
    wolfclassical

    The wolf, a wild canine predator.

الدُّؤْلnoun
  1. 1.
    tribal nameclassical

    The name of a tribe, specifically associated with Khuzaymah.

دُؤَلِيّname
  1. 1.
    نسبة إلى دؤلclassical

    A nisba (adjective of relation) indicating origin from the tribe of Du'l.

دَوْلِيّname
  1. 1.
    نسبة إلى دؤلclassical

    A nisba indicating origin from the tribe of Du'l, with a different pronunciation.

دِيْلِيّname
  1. 1.
    نسبة إلى ديلclassical

    A nisba indicating origin from the tribe of Dil.

دِئْلِيّname
  1. 1.
    نسبة إلى دئلclassical

    A rare nisba indicating origin from the tribe of Di'l.

الدُّولnoun
  1. 1.
    tribal nameclassical

    The name of a branch of the tribe Hanifa.

الدِّيْلnoun
  1. 1.
    tribal nameclassical

    The name of a branch of the tribe 'Abd al-Qays.

  2. 2.
    tribal nameclassical

    The name of a branch of the tribe Al-Azd.

المُدَاءَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    deceptionclassical

    The act of deceiving or tricking; treachery.

الدَّأْلُولnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A great misfortune or disaster; a calamity.

  2. 2.
    confusionclassical

    A state of disorder or confusion.

Parallel reading

وهو مشية فيها ضعف
And it is a gait that has weakness in it.
أو عدو متقارب
Or a close, hurried run.
أو مشي نشيط
Or an energetic walk.
وله دألا ودألانا، محركتين: ختله
And he has 'da'alan' and 'da'alanaan', both vocalized: deception.
والدئل، بالضم وكسر الهمزة، ولا نظير لها، وقد تضم الهمزة: ابن آوى
And 'al-di'l', with damma on the dal and kasra on the hamza, for which there is no parallel, and the hamza may be damma'd: the jackal.
كالدألان، محركة
Like 'al-da'laan', vocalized.
والدأل، بالفتح، والذئب
And 'al-da'al', with fatha, is the wolf.
ودويبة كابن عرس
And a small animal like a civet.
وابن محلم بن غالب: أبو قبيلة في الهون ابن خزيمة
And Ibn Mahlam ibn Ghalib: the father of a tribe among the Hawn of Ibn Khuzaymah.
والنسبة: دؤلي ودولي، بفتح عينهما، وديلي، كخيري، ودئلي، بكسرتين نادر
And the nisba: 'Du'li' and 'Dawli', with fatha on their 'ayn', and 'Dili', like 'Khayri', and 'Di'li', with two kasras, is rare.
وفي شرح "اللمع" للأصبهاني: أبو الأسود ظالم بن عمرو الدئلي، إنما هو بكسر الدال وفتح الهمزة، نسبة إلى دئل، كعنب، وهي قبيلة أخرى غير المتقدمة
And in the commentary on 'Al-Luma'' by Al-Isfahani: Abu Al-Aswad Zhalim ibn Amr Al-Di'li, it is actually with kasra on the dal and fatha on the hamza, a nisba to Di'l, like 'inab', and it is another tribe different from the aforementioned one.
ابن القطاع: الدئل في كنانة: رهط أبي الأسود، بالضم وكسر الهمزة
Ibn Al-Qatta': 'Al-Di'l' in Kinanah: the clan of Abu Al-Aswad, with damma on the dal and kasra on the hamza.
والدول في حنيفة، كزور
And 'Al-Duwal' in Hanifa, like 'zur'.
وفي عبد القيس: الديل، كزير
And in 'Abd Al-Qays: 'Al-Dil', like 'zir'.
وكذلك الديل في الأزد
And likewise 'Al-Dil' in Al-Azd.
والدألول: الداهية، والاختلاط
And 'Al-Da'lul': the calamity, and the confusion.
المداءلة: المخاتلة
Al-Muda'alah: deception.