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د ع ل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

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

Derived headwords

الدِّعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    trickeryclassical

    Deception or cunning, a sly or underhanded act.

الدَّاعِلnoun
  1. 1.
    fugitiveclassical

    A person who is running away or escaping, a fugitive.

المُدَاعَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    deceitfulnessclassical

    The act of being deceitful or engaging in trickery.

يُدَاعِلُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he deceives himclassical

    He is deceiving him or tricking him.

Parallel reading

الدعل، محركة أهمله الجوهري وقال ابن الأعرابي هو الختل
Ad-di'l, with harakah, was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Ibn Al-A'rabi said it means trickery.
قال والداعل: الهارب
He said, and Ad-da'il means the fugitive.
قال: والمداعلة المخاتلة
He said: and Al-muda'alah means deceitfulness.
وهو يداعله: أي يخاتله
And he is deceiving him: meaning he is tricking him.