ذيل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ذ ي ل (ḏ-y-l), an augment of the root ذ ل ل (ḏ-l-l), meaning "to be low", "to be in low-esteem". The sense of "a shelter or protection" stems from the use of this root to describe weaker tribes that needed the support of stronger allies; contrasted with و ل ي (w-l-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðajl/

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Noun

ذَيْل • (ḏayl) m (plural ذُيُول (ḏuyūl) or أَذْيُل (ʔaḏyul) or أَذْيَال (ʔaḏyāl))

1. lower part of a thing, touching the ground
2. tail

   Synonym: ذَنَب (ḏanab)

3. skirt, hem, train, trail
4. fringes
5. appendix, supplement, postscript
6. lower margin of a book
7. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) shelter, protection

Declension

Declension of noun ذَيْل (ḏayl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَيْل ḏayl	الذَّيْل aḏ-ḏayl	ذَيْل ḏayl
Nominative	ذَيْلٌ ḏaylun	الذَّيْلُ aḏ-ḏaylu	ذَيْلُ ḏaylu
Accusative	ذَيْلًا ḏaylan	الذَّيْلَ aḏ-ḏayla	ذَيْلَ ḏayla
Genitive	ذَيْلٍ ḏaylin	الذَّيْلِ aḏ-ḏayli	ذَيْلِ ḏayli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَيْلَيْن ḏaylayn	الذَّيْلَيْن aḏ-ḏaylayn	ذَيْلَيْ ḏaylay
Nominative	ذَيْلَانِ ḏaylāni	الذَّيْلَانِ aḏ-ḏaylāni	ذَيْلَا ḏaylā
Accusative	ذَيْلَيْنِ ḏaylayni	الذَّيْلَيْنِ aḏ-ḏaylayni	ذَيْلَيْ ḏaylay
Genitive	ذَيْلَيْنِ ḏaylayni	الذَّيْلَيْنِ aḏ-ḏaylayni	ذَيْلَيْ ḏaylay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذُيُول‎; أَذْيُل‎; أَذْيَال ḏuyūl‎; ʔaḏyul‎; ʔaḏyāl	الذُّيُول‎; الْأَذْيُل‎; الْأَذْيَال aḏ-ḏuyūl‎; al-ʔaḏyul‎; al-ʔaḏyāl	ذُيُول‎; أَذْيُل‎; أَذْيَال ḏuyūl‎; ʔaḏyul‎; ʔaḏyāl
Nominative	ذُيُولٌ‎; أَذْيُلٌ‎; أَذْيَالٌ ḏuyūlun‎; ʔaḏyulun‎; ʔaḏyālun	الذُّيُولُ‎; الْأَذْيُلُ‎; الْأَذْيَالُ aḏ-ḏuyūlu‎; al-ʔaḏyulu‎; al-ʔaḏyālu	ذُيُولُ‎; أَذْيُلُ‎; أَذْيَالُ ḏuyūlu‎; ʔaḏyulu‎; ʔaḏyālu
Accusative	ذُيُولًا‎; أَذْيُلًا‎; أَذْيَالًا ḏuyūlan‎; ʔaḏyulan‎; ʔaḏyālan	الذُّيُولَ‎; الْأَذْيُلَ‎; الْأَذْيَالَ aḏ-ḏuyūla‎; al-ʔaḏyula‎; al-ʔaḏyāla	ذُيُولَ‎; أَذْيُلَ‎; أَذْيَالَ ḏuyūla‎; ʔaḏyula‎; ʔaḏyāla
Genitive	ذُيُولٍ‎; أَذْيُلٍ‎; أَذْيَالٍ ḏuyūlin‎; ʔaḏyulin‎; ʔaḏyālin	الذُّيُولِ‎; الْأَذْيُلِ‎; الْأَذْيَالِ aḏ-ḏuyūli‎; al-ʔaḏyuli‎; al-ʔaḏyāli	ذُيُولِ‎; أَذْيُلِ‎; أَذْيَالِ ḏuyūli‎; ʔaḏyuli‎; ʔaḏyāli

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ذيل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ذيل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 990-991
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ذلل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 972-974
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ولي”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[4], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 3060-3061, in the supplement

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَيْل (ḏayl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːl/, /ðeːl/

Noun

ذيل • (dēl or ḏēl) m (dual ذيلين (dēlēn), plural ذيول (diyūl))

1. tail
2. lower part of a thing, touching the ground