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دلل

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns guidance, indication, and leading someone. It also extends to meanings of coquetry, charm, and a dignified bearing, as well as movement associated with hanging or swaying.

Derived headwords

الدليلnoun
  1. 1.
    what is used as evidenceboth

    what is used as evidence

  2. 2.
    also the one who guidesboth

    also the one who guides

الدالnoun
  1. 1.
    guide, indicatorboth

    The one who guides or indicates the way.

دلهverb
  1. 1.
    he guided him on the path, he guides him (yudulluhu) with damma, 'dalāla' with fatḥa and kasra, and 'dalūla' with damma and fatḥa is more commonboth

    he guided him on the path, he guides him (yudulluhu) with damma, 'dalāla' with fatḥa and kasra, and 'dalūla' with damma and fatḥa is more common

  2. 2.
    he was delighted (like the verb 'tariba')both

    he was delighted (like the verb 'tariba')

دلالةnoun
  1. 1.
    guidance, indicationboth

    The act or process of guiding or indicating the way.

  2. 2.
    meaning, significanceboth

    The indication or implication of something.

دلالةnoun
  1. 1.
    coquetry, charmclassical

    Playful or flirtatious behavior, often characterized by graceful movements and a charming demeanor.

دلولةnoun
  1. 1.
    guidance, indicationclassical

    A form of the masdar for 'to guide', emphasizing the act of showing the way.

الدليلىnoun
  1. 1.
    guide, proofclassical

    An alternative form for 'guide' or 'proof'.

الدلnoun
  1. 1.
    coquetry and charmboth

    coquetry and charm

  2. 2.
    close to what is between themboth

    close to what is between them

دلّتverb
  1. 1.
    the woman showed coquetry (tadillu) with kasra, 'dallan' and 'dalālan' with fatḥa in bothboth

    the woman showed coquetry (tadillu) with kasra, 'dallan' and 'dalālan' with fatḥa in both

تدللتverb
  1. 1.
    she also showed coquetryboth

    she also showed coquetry

حسنة الدلadjective
  1. 1.
    possessing good charmclassical

    Describing someone, particularly a woman, who has an attractive and charming demeanor.

الدلالnoun
  1. 1.
    charm, coquetryboth

    The quality of being charming, alluring, or playfully teasing.

أدلّverb
  1. 1.
    he showed confidence, so he hopedboth

    he showed confidence, so he hoped

  2. 2.
    diminutive plural (of paucity)both

    diminutive plural (of paucity)

الدالةnoun
  1. 1.
    with a shaddah on the lāmboth

    with a shaddah on the lām

يدلّverb
  1. 1.
    he trusts himboth

    he trusts him

الدالnoun
  1. 1.
    guide, indicatorboth

    That which guides or indicates; similar in meaning to 'hadi' (guide).

هديهnoun
  1. 1.
    The singular is hadiyyahboth

    The singular is hadiyyah

  2. 2.
    The singular is hadyahboth

    The singular is hadyah

دلهnoun
  1. 1.
    he guided him on the path, he guides him (yudulluhu) with damma, 'dalāla' with fatḥa and kasra, and 'dalūla' with damma and fatḥa is more commonboth

    he guided him on the path, he guides him (yudulluhu) with damma, 'dalāla' with fatḥa and kasra, and 'dalūla' with damma and fatḥa is more common

  2. 2.
    he was delighted (like the verb 'tariba')both

    he was delighted (like the verb 'tariba')

تدلدلverb
  1. 1.
    it moved danglingboth

    it moved dangling

الدلدالnoun
  1. 1.
    instability, commotionclassical

    A state of disturbance, agitation, or unrest.

الدلدلnoun
  1. 1.
    large hedgehogclassical

    A large species of hedgehog.

Parallel reading

ما يستدل به
that by which one is guided
الدال
the guide
وقد دله على الطريق يدله دلالة ودلالة ودلولة
And he guided him on the way, guiding him with guidance, guidance, and more guidance.
والفتح أعلى
and the fatha is preferred.
إني امرؤ بالطرق ذو دلالات
Indeed, I am a man who has many guides on the paths.
والدليلى: الدليل
And 'al-daleela' is the guide.
والدل: الغنج والشكل
And 'al-dal' is coquetry and form/shape.
وقد دلت المرأة تدل بالكسر، وتدللت
And the woman acted coquettishly, behaving with charm, and she behaved charmingly.
وهي حسنة الدل والدلال
And she is one possessing good charm and coquetry.
ويقال أدل فأمل
And it is said: she acted charmingly and hoped.
والاسم الدالة
And the noun is 'al-dalla'.
وفلان يدل على أقرانه في الحرب، كالبازي يدل على صيده
And so-and-so excels over his peers in war, like a falcon excels over its prey.
وهو يدل بفلان، أي يثق به
And he relies on so-and-so, meaning he trusts him.
الدال قريب المعنى من الهدي
The guide is close in meaning to the 'hadi' (guidance).
وهما من السكينة والوقار في الهيئة والمنظر والشمائل وغير ذلك
And they are from tranquility and dignity in bearing, appearance, character, and other things.
كان أصحاب عبد الله يرحلون إلى عمر رضى الله عنه فينظرون إلى سمته وهديه ودله فيتشبهون به
The companions of Abdullah would travel to Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and they would look at his bearing, his guidance, and his demeanor, and they would emulate him.
وتدلدل الشئ، أي تحرك متدليا
And the thing dangled, meaning it moved while hanging.
والدلدال. الاضطراب
And 'al-daldal' is commotion/instability.
والدلدل: عظيم القنافذ
And 'al-daldal' is a large hedgehog.
جاء الحزائم والزبائن دلدلا لا سابقين ولا مع القطان
The hills and the mountain passes came in a confused mass, neither leading nor with the settled people.
أي يتدلدلون مع الناس لا إلى هؤلاء ولا إلى هولاء
Meaning they were moving along with the people, neither towards these nor towards those.