أَضَلَّ (aaḍalaa)to mislead

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb أَضَلَّ (aaḍalaa) — “to mislead”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: أَضَلَّ يُضِلُّ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَضَلَّ aaḍalaaيُضِلُّ yuḍiluuأَضِلَّ aaḍilaaإِضْلَال iiḍlaāl

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to mislead

    • أَضَلَّ المُحْتَالُ ضَحَايَاهُ بِوُعُودٍ كَاذِبَةٍ.The fraudster misled his victims with false promises.
    • لَمْ يُضِلَّنِي أَحَدٌ عَنْ طَرِيقِ الحَقِّ.No one misled me from the path of truth.
    • أَضَلَّ الدَّلِيلُ السَّائِحِينَ عَنْ مَقْصِدِهِمْ بِسَبَبِ قِلَّةِ خِبْرَتِهِ.The guide misled the tourists from their destination due to his lack of experience.
  2. 2. to lead astray

    • أَضَلَّ الشَّيْطَانُ الإِنْسَانَ عَنْ طَرِيقِ الحَقِّ.Satan led man astray from the path of truth.
    • أَضَلَّتْهُ صُحْبَتُهُ السَّوْءَاءُ فِي دُرُوبِ المَعَاصِي.His bad company led him astray in the paths of sin.
    • أَلَمْ يُضِلَّكَ هَؤُلَاءِ عَنْ ذِكْرِ رَبِّكَ؟Did these not lead you astray from the remembrance of your Lord?
  3. 3. to bewilder

    • أَضَلَّتْهُ كَثْرَةُ الطُّرُقِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ الْجَدِيدَةِ.The multiplicity of roads in the new city bewildered him.
    • ضَلَّتِ الْخَرِيطَةُ الْمُعَقَّدَةُ الْبَاحِثَ عَنْ مَكَانِهِ.The complex map bewildered the researcher about his location.
    • كَادَ الْغُمُوضُ فِي الْقَضِيَّةِ أَنْ يُضِلَّ الْمُحَقِّقَ.The ambiguity in the case almost bewildered the investigator.
  4. 4. to lose

    • لَا تُضِلَّ مِفْتَاحَ الْمَنْزِلِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.Don't lose the house key again.
  5. 5. to misguide

    • أَضَلَّ الشَّيْطَانُ الْكَثِيرِينَ.Satan led many astray.
    • أَضَلَّتِ الْأَصْنَامُ كَثِيرًا مِنَ النَّاسِ.The idols led many people astray.
    • إِنَّ الْهَوَى قَدْ يُضِلُّ الْإِنْسَانَ عَنِ الْحَقِّ.Indeed, desires can lead man astray from the truth.
  6. 6. to nullify

    • أَضَلَّ الْقَاضِي شَهَادَةَ الشَّاهِدِ لِعَدَمِ مِصْدَاقِيَّتِهَا.The judge nullified the witness's testimony due to its lack of credibility.
    • أَضَلَّتِ الْمُعَاهَدَةُ كُلَّ الْبُنُودِ السَّابِقَةِ.The treaty nullified all previous clauses.
    • أَضَلَّ الْخَطَأُ الْإِجْرَاءَاتِ الْقَانُونِيَّةَ.The error nullified the legal procedures.

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