عَلَّلَ (ʿalaala)to justify
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb عَلَّلَ (ʿalaala) — “to justify”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: عَلَّلَ يُعَلِّلُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| عَلَّلَ ʿalaala | يُعَلِّلُ yuʿaliilu | عَلِّلْ ʿaliil | تَعْلِيل taʿlīl |
Meanings & examples
1. to justify
- عَلَّلَ قَرَارَهُ بِالحَاجَةِ.He justified his decision by necessity.
- عَلَّلَ المُتَّهَمُ فِعْلَهُ بِالظُّرُوفِ الصَّعْبَةِ.The accused justified his action by the difficult circumstances.
- لَمْ يُحَاوِلْ أَنْ يُعَلِّلَ سُكُوتَهُ.He did not try to justify his silence.
2. to explain
- عَلَّلَ المُعَلِّمُ دَرْسَهُ.The teacher explained his lesson.
- عَلَّلَ الخَبِيرُ سَبَبَ الاِنْخِفَاضِ فِي الأَسْعَارِ.The expert explained the reason for the price drop.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُعَلِّلْ لَنَا مَا حَدَثَ؟Why didn't you explain to us what happened?
3. to explain the reason
- عَلَّلَ المُتَّهَمُ فِعْلَهُ بِدَوَافِعَ شَخْصِيَّةٍ.The accused explained the reason for his action with personal motives.
- يُعَلِّلُ العَالِمُ الظَّوَاهِرَ الطَّبِيعِيَّةَ بِأَسْبَابٍ عِلْمِيَّةٍ.The scientist explains the reason for natural phenomena with scientific causes.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُعَلِّلْ لَنَا سَبَبَ تَغَيُّرِ خُطَطِكَ فَجْأَةً؟Why didn't you explain to us the reason for your sudden change of plans?
4. to give a second drink
5. to attribute
- عَلَّلَ الْفَشَلَ لِسُوءِ التَّخْطِيطِ.He attributed the failure to poor planning.
- عَلَّلَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ التَّأْخِيرَ بِأَعْطَالٍ فَنِّيَّةٍ.The company attributed the delay to technical malfunctions.
- عَلَّلَ الْمُحَلِّلُ الِارْتِفَاعَ لِزِيَادَةِ الطَّلَبِ.The analyst attributed the rise to increased demand.
6. to cause
- عَلَّلَ الْإِهْمَالُ فَشَلَ الطَّالِبِ فِي الِامْتِحَانِ.Negligence caused the student's failure in the exam.
- مَا الَّذِي عَلَّلَ هَذَا التَّغَيُّرَ الْمُفَاجِئَ فِي الطَّقْسِ؟What caused this sudden change in the weather?
- يُعَلِّلُ نَقْصُ الْأَمْطَارِ جَفَافَ الْأَرْضِ.The lack of rain causes the dryness of the land.
7. to comfort
- عَلَّلَتِ الْأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا الْبَاكِيَ بِقِصَّةٍ جَمِيلَةٍ.The mother comforted her crying child with a beautiful story.
- يُعَلِّلُ الْأَصْدِقَاءُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا فِي أَوْقَاتِ الشِّدَّةِ.Friends comfort each other in times of hardship.
- حَاوَلَ الطَّبِيبُ أَنْ يُعَلِّلَ الْمَرِيضَ بِكَلِمَاتٍ مُطَمْئِنَةٍ.The doctor tried to comfort the patient with reassuring words.
8. to declare it defective
- عَلَّلَ الْقَاضِي الْحُكْمَ بِوُجُودِ عَيْبٍ فِي الْإِجْرَاءَاتِ.The judge declared the ruling defective due to a flaw in the procedures.
- يُعَلِّلُ الْخَبِيرُ الْآلَةَ بِسَبَبِ عُطْلٍ فِيهَا.The expert declares the machine defective because of a malfunction in it.
- لَا تُعَلِّلْ عَمَلَكَ بِدُونِ دَلِيلٍ وَاضِحٍ.Do not declare your work defective without clear evidence.
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