تعلة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ل ل (ʕ-l-l), probably verbal noun of عَلَّلَ (ʕallala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ʕil.la/

Noun

تَعِلَّة • (taʕilla) f (plural تَعِلَّات (taʕillāt))

1. grounds, pretext, pretense, red herring

   Synonym: ذَرِيعَة (ḏarīʕa)

Declension

Declension of noun تَعِلَّة (taʕilla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعِلَّة taʕilla	التَّعِلَّة at-taʕilla	تَعِلَّة taʕillat
Nominative	تَعِلَّةٌ taʕillatun	التَّعِلَّةُ at-taʕillatu	تَعِلَّةُ taʕillatu
Accusative	تَعِلَّةً taʕillatan	التَّعِلَّةَ at-taʕillata	تَعِلَّةَ taʕillata
Genitive	تَعِلَّةٍ taʕillatin	التَّعِلَّةِ at-taʕillati	تَعِلَّةِ taʕillati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعِلَّتَيْن taʕillatayn	التَّعِلَّتَيْن at-taʕillatayn	تَعِلَّتَيْ taʕillatay
Nominative	تَعِلَّتَانِ taʕillatāni	التَّعِلَّتَانِ at-taʕillatāni	تَعِلَّتَا taʕillatā
Accusative	تَعِلَّتَيْنِ taʕillatayni	التَّعِلَّتَيْنِ at-taʕillatayni	تَعِلَّتَيْ taʕillatay
Genitive	تَعِلَّتَيْنِ taʕillatayni	التَّعِلَّتَيْنِ at-taʕillatayni	تَعِلَّتَيْ taʕillatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعِلَّات taʕillāt	التَّعِلَّات at-taʕillāt	تَعِلَّات taʕillāt
Nominative	تَعِلَّاتٌ taʕillātun	التَّعِلَّاتُ at-taʕillātu	تَعِلَّاتُ taʕillātu
Accusative	تَعِلَّاتٍ taʕillātin	التَّعِلَّاتِ at-taʕillāti	تَعِلَّاتِ taʕillāti
Genitive	تَعِلَّاتٍ taʕillātin	التَّعِلَّاتِ at-taʕillāti	تَعِلَّاتِ taʕillāti