الضءيل

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something small, insignificant, and weak. It extends to concepts of being thin, humble, and even hiding or diminishing oneself. It also encompasses specific anatomical terms and a type of snake.

Derived headwords

الضَّئِيلadjective

1.
Small, tinyboth
Describing something of little size or substance, often implying insignificance.
2.
Thin, slenderboth
Referring to a person or thing that is lean or narrow.
3.
Humble, insignificantclassical
Possessing little importance or status.

ضَؤُلَverb

1.
To be small, weakboth
The basic verb form indicating a state of being small in size, stature, or importance.

تَضَاءَلَverb

1.
To diminish, shrinkboth
To become smaller in size or significance, often voluntarily.
2.
To hide oneselfclassical
To conceal one's presence, especially by crouching or making oneself inconspicuous.
3.
To humble oneselfclassical
To act in a self-effacing or submissive manner.

ضَآلَverb

1.
To be small, insignificantclassical
An alternative verb form indicating smallness or lack of importance.

ضَآلَةnoun

1.
Smallness, insignificanceboth
The state or quality of being small, weak, or unimportant.

ضُؤُولَةnoun

1.
Weakness, frailtyboth
A state of being weak, feeble, or lacking strength.

ضَآئِلadjective

1.
Small, insignificantboth
Describing something that is small, weak, or of little consequence.

ضُؤْلَانnoun

1.
Weakness, frailtyclassical
A state of being weak or feeble.

ضَآلَةٌnoun

1.
Smallness, insignificanceboth
The state of being small, weak, or unimportant.

ضَآئِلَةnoun

1.
Uvulaboth
The fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate, hanging above the root of the tongue.
2.
Thin snakeclassical
A slender or small type of snake.

ضُؤْلَةnoun

1.
Weakness, frailtyboth
The state of being weak or feeble.

ضَؤُلَverb

1.
To be small, insignificantboth
Indicating a state of being small in size or importance.

تَضَاءَلَverb

1.
To diminish, shrinkboth
To become smaller or less significant.
2.
To hide oneselfclassical
To conceal one's presence, often by crouching.
3.
To make oneself smallclassical
To act in a humble or self-effacing manner.

ضَآلَverb

1.
To be small, insignificantclassical
Indicating a state of being small or unimportant.

Parallel reading

الضَّئِيل، كَأَمِير: الصَّغِير الدَّقِيق الحَقِير

Ad-da'eel, like ameer: the small, fine, insignificant.

والنَّحِيف

And the thin.

كَالمُضْطَئِلِ فِيهِمَا

Like the one who is thin in them (referring to smallness and thinness).

ج: ضُؤَلَاء وَضِئَال

Plural: dhu'alaa' and dhi'aal.

وَقَدْ ضَؤُلَ، كَكَرُمَ

And he became small/weak, like karuma (to be noble).

وَتَضَاءَلَ

And he diminished/hid himself.

وَضَآلَ شَخْصُهُ: صَغُرَ

And his person diminished: he became small.

وَتَضَاءَلَ: أَخْفَى شَخْصَهُ قَاعِدًا

And he diminished/hid himself: he concealed his person while sitting.

وَتَصَاغَرَ

And he humbled himself.

وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ ضُؤْلَانٌ: كُلٌّ

And it is upon him dhu'laan: everything (implying weakness or burden).

وَالضُّؤْلَةُ، بِالضَّمِّ: الضَّعِيفُ

And ad-dhu'lah, with dammah: the weak one.

وَالضَّئِيلَةُ: اللَّهَاةُ

And ad-da'eelah: the uvula.

وَالحَيَّةُ الدَّقِيقَةُ

And the thin snake.