د ن ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the name Daniel, its etymology, and its historical context as a prophet. It explores variations in its spelling and pronunciation, and mentions its meaning as 'God is the judge'.

Derived headwords

دانيالname

1.
Danielboth
The name of a prophet, not a messenger prophet, who lived during the time of Nebuchadnezzar and was highly esteemed by him.

دانياليadjective

1.
of Danielclassical
An adjective derived from the name Daniel, referring to something or someone associated with Daniel.

Parallel reading

دانال أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني، وفي المحكم: اسم أعجمي وقد أجحف به المصنف، كابن سيده، وقصر في بيانه ولغاته.

Danal was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani, and in Al-Muḥkam: it is a foreign name, and the author, like Ibn Sidah, was unfair to it and brief in its explanation and its linguistic forms.

وقال جماعة فيه: دانيال أيضا، وهو المعروف المشهور على الألسنة، وهو اسم نبي غير مرسل، كان في زمن بختنصر، وكان من أعز الناس عنده، وأحبهم إليه، فوشوا به، فألقاه وأصحابه في الأخدود، كما هو مشهور.

A group said about it: Daniel also, and it is the known and famous name on tongues, and it is the name of a prophet who was not a messenger, who was during the time of Nebuchadnezzar, and was among the most honored and beloved people to him, so they slandered him, and he and his companions were thrown into the trench, as is famous.

وجواز إعجام داله لا أصل له، وإن ذكره جماعة من المؤرخين وشراح الشفاء وغيرهم.

And the permissibility of dotting its 'dal' (making it 'd') has no basis, even though a group of historians and commentators of Al-Shifa and others mentioned it.

وقيل: معناه: الحكم لله.

And it was said: its meaning is: Judgment belongs to God.

وأنشدنا: (إذا كان الوزير أبا الجمال ... ومحتسب العراق الدانيالي)

And he recited to us: (If the minister is Abu Al-Jamal... and the inspector of Iraq is the Daniali)

(فلا تتعجبن فعن قليل ... ترى الأيام في صور الليالي)

(Then do not be surprised, for soon... you will see the days in the forms of nights)