عليل

Arabic

Root
ع ل ل (ʕ-l-l)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.liːl/
  • Rhymes: -iːl

Adjective

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

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: əlil
  • Persian: علیل
    • Urdu: عَلِیل ('alīl)
  • Ottoman Turkish: علیل (alîl)
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