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الدعل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of deception, trickery, and evasion. It describes someone who is deceitful or a fugitive, and the act of engaging in such clandestine or evasive behavior.

Derived headwords

الدَّعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    deceptionboth

    The act or instance of deceiving or being deceived; trickery or fraud.

الدَّاعِلnoun
  1. 1.
    fugitiveclassical

    A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.

المُدَاعَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    deceitfulnessclassical

    The quality of being deceitful; the act of engaging in trickery or deception.

Parallel reading

الدعل، محركة: الختل.
Al-da'l, with vowels: deception.
والداعل: الهارب.
And al-da'il: the fugitive.
والمداعلة: المخاتلة.
And al-muda'alah: the deceitfulness.