وءل

Root entry · 38 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of seeking refuge, protection, or escape. It extends to meanings of finding a safe place, hastening to safety, and also includes specific, less common meanings related to animal droppings and a type of place where floodwater collects.

Derived headwords

وأل إليهverb

1.
to seek refugeboth
To resort to someone or something for protection or safety.
2.
to escapeboth
To get away from danger or a difficult situation.

يئلverb

1.
to seek refugeboth
The present tense form of seeking refuge or protection.
2.
to escapeboth
The present tense form of escaping or getting away.

وألاnoun

1.
seeking refugeboth
The act or process of seeking refuge or protection.
2.
escapeboth
The act or process of escaping.

وؤولاnoun

1.
seeking refugeclassical
A masdar (verbal noun) indicating the act of seeking refuge.
2.
escapeclassical
A masdar indicating the act of escaping.

وئيلاnoun

1.
seeking refugeclassical
A masdar indicating the act of seeking refuge.
2.
escapeclassical
A masdar indicating the act of escaping.

واءل مواءلةverb

1.
to seek refugeclassical
To engage in seeking refuge or protection, often implying a sustained effort.

وآلاverb

1.
to seek refugeclassical
To seek refuge or protection.

الوألnoun

1.
refugeboth
A place of safety or shelter.
2.
escapeboth
An act of escaping or getting away.

الموئلnoun

1.
refugeboth
A place of refuge, shelter, or safety.
2.
lairboth
The den or dwelling place of an animal.
3.
settlement of a floodclassical
The place where floodwaters come to rest or settle.

وألverb

1.
to seek safetyboth
To strive for safety or escape.

واءلverb

1.
to seek safetyclassical
To seek safety or escape.

إلى المكان: بادرverb

1.
to hasten to a placeboth
To move quickly towards a location, often implying seeking safety or advantage.

الوألةnoun

1.
animal droppingsclassical
The dung of sheep and camels, especially when clumped together.
2.
camel urine and dungclassical
Specifically, the urine and dung of camels.

وأوأله هوverb

1.
to make a place a refugeclassical
To establish a place as a refuge or safe haven.

الأولadjective

1.
firstboth
Coming before all others in time, order, or importance; the opposite of last.

الأوائلnoun

1.
the first onesboth
Plural of 'al-awwal', referring to the first individuals or things.

الأواليnoun

1.
the first onesboth
An alternative plural form of 'al-awwal', referring to the first individuals or things.

الأولونnoun

1.
the first onesboth
A sound masculine plural form of 'al-awwal', referring to the first individuals or things.

الأولىadjective

1.
first (feminine)both
Feminine form of 'first', used for feminine nouns.

عام أولadjective

1.
last yearboth
Referring to the preceding year.

عام أولاadjective

1.
last yearboth
Referring to the preceding year, used adverbially.

عام الأولadjective

1.
last yearclassical
Referring to the preceding year, with the definite article.

ما رأيته مذ عام أولphrase

1.
I haven't seen him since last yearboth
A phrase indicating the absence of seeing someone from the previous year until the present.

أبدا به أولphrase

1.
start with it firstboth
To begin with something as the primary or initial item.

فعلته أول كل شيءphrase

1.
I did it before everything elseboth
To perform an action prior to all other actions or things.

ما رأيته مذ أول من أول من أمسphrase

1.
I haven't seen him since the day before yesterdayclassical
A phrase indicating a very recent period of absence, specifically from the day preceding yesterday.

هذا أولphrase

1.
this is the firstboth
Indicating that something is the initial instance or occurrence.

بين الأوليةphrase

1.
indicating primacyclassical
To signify or demonstrate the state of being first or primary.

الموئلnoun

1.
owner of livestockclassical
One who possesses or tends to herds of animals.

وألةnoun

1.
a base tribeclassical
A derogatory term for a tribe considered ignoble or of low status.

بنو موألةname

1.
Banu Mu'alahclassical
A lineage or clan named after 'Mu'alah'.

وألانname

1.
Wa'lanclassical
A proper name, often a title or nickname, given to Shukr bin Amr, who was the progenitor of a tribe.

وألان بن قرفة العدويname

1.
Wa'lan bin Qurfah al-'Adawiclassical
A specific individual, a traditionist (muhaddith).

محمود بن وألان العدنيname

1.
Mahmud bin Wa'lan al-'Adaniclassical
A specific individual, a traditionist (muhaddith).

وائل بن قاسطname

1.
Wa'il bin Qasitclassical
The progenitor of a tribe.

وابن حجرname

1.
and Ibn Hajarclassical
Referring to a person named Ibn Hajar, likely a companion or notable figure.

وابن أبي القعيسname

1.
and Ibn Abi al-Qu'aysclassical
Referring to a person named Ibn Abi al-Qu'ays, likely a companion or notable figure.

أبو وائل شقيق بن سلمةname

1.
Abu Wa'il Shaqiq bin Salamahclassical
A Companion of the Prophet (Sahabi), a renowned traditionist.

Parallel reading

وأل إليه يئل وألا ووؤولا ووئيلا وواءل مواءلة ووآلا: لجأ وخلص.

He sought refuge in him, he seeks refuge, seeking refuge, and escape, and he sought refuge in a sustained manner, and he sought refuge: he resorted and was saved.

والوأل: الموئل.

And 'al-waal' is 'al-mu'il' (refuge).

ووأل وواءل: طلب النجاة، و إلى المكان: بادر.

And he sought safety and sought safety; he sought escape, and to the place: he hastened.

والوألة: أبعار الغنم والإبل جميعا تجتمع وتتلبد، أو أبوال الإبل وأبعارها فقط.

And 'al-waalah' is the droppings of sheep and camels all together, gathering and clumping, or only the urine and droppings of camels.

وأل المكان وأوأله هو.

The place became a refuge, and he made it a refuge.

والموئل: مستقر السيل.

And 'al-mu'il' is the settling place of the flood.

والأول: ضد الآخر، أصله أوأل أو ووأل ج: الأوائل والأوالي على القلب والأولون، وهي الأولى ج: كصرد وركع.

And 'al-awwal' is the opposite of 'al-aakhir'. Its origin is 'awwal' or 'wawwal'. Plural: 'al-awaa'il' and 'al-awaali' by inversion, and 'al-awwaloon'. And it is 'al-oola' (feminine plural): like 'usood' and 'rukk'.

وإذا جعلت أولا صفة، منعته، وإلا صرفته.

And if you make 'awwal' an adjective, you prevent it (from tanween); otherwise, you allow it (tanween).

تقول: لقيته عاما أول، وعاما أولا، وعام الأول قليل.

You say: 'I met him last year', and 'a year, the first', and 'the year, the first' is rare.

وتقول: ما رأيته مذ عام أول، ترفعه على الوصف، وتنصبه على الظرف، وابدأ به أول، تضم على الغاية، كفعلته قبل، وفعلته أول كل شيء، بالنصب، وتقول: ما رأيته مذ أول من أول من أمس ولا تجاوز ذلك.

And you say: 'I haven't seen him since last year', you raise it (as nominative) based on description, and you make it accusative based on time. And 'start with it first', you make it accusative based on the ultimate limit, like 'I did it before', and 'I did it before everything', with accusative. And you say: 'I haven't seen him since the day before yesterday', and do not exceed that.

وهذا أول، بين الأولية.

And this is the first, indicating primacy.

والموئل، كمحدث: صاحب الماشية.

And 'al-mu'il', like 'muhdith': the owner of livestock.

ووألة: قبيلة خسيسة.

And 'Waalah': a base tribe.

وبنو موألة، كمسعدة: بطن.

And Banu Mu'alah, like Mas'adah: a clan.

ووألان: لقب شكر بن عمرو، هو أبو قبيلة.

And Wa'lan: the title of Shukr bin Amr, he is the father of a tribe.

ووألان بن قرفة العدوي، ومحمود بن وألان العدني: محدثان.

And Wa'lan bin Qurfah al-'Adawi, and Mahmud bin Wa'lan al-'Adani: two traditionists.

ووائل بن قاسط: أبو قبيلة، وابن حجر، وابن أبي القعيس، وأبو وائل شقيق بن سلمة: صحابيون.

And Wa'il bin Qasit: father of a tribe, and Ibn Hajar, and Ibn Abi al-Qu'ays, and Abu Wa'il Shaqiq bin Salamah: Companions.