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عليل

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Arabic

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Root
ع ل ل (ʕ l l)
14 terms

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb اِعْتَلَّ (iʕtalla, to become defective).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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عَلِيل (ʕalīl) (feminine عَلِيلَة (ʕalīla) or عَلِيل (ʕalīl), masculine plural عَلِيلُونَ (ʕalīlūna) or أَعِلَّاء (ʔaʕillāʔ), feminine plural عَلِيلَات (ʕalīlāt) or عَلَائِل (ʕalāʔil))

  1. sick, ill, diseased, morbid
  2. soft, light (of a wind)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: əlil
  • Persian: علیل
  • Ottoman Turkish: علیل (alîl)