ذل

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ذ ل ل (ḏ-l-l)

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

ذَلَّ (ḏalla) I, non-past يَذِلُّ‎ (yaḏillu)

  1. to be low, to be humble
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verbal noun of ذَلَّ (ḏalla).

Noun[edit]

ذُلّ (ḏullm

  1. lowness, baseness, vileness, abjectness, meanness, paltriness, contemptibleness, despicableness, ignominiousness, ingloriousness, abasement, humiliation, weakness
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Ottoman Turkish: ذل (zül)
  • Persian: ذل
  • Urdu: ذل

Noun[edit]

ذِلّ (ḏillm

  1. easiness, tractableness, submissiveness, manageableness
  2. gentleness, mercy
  3. the beaten track, part of a road that is well-trodden and even
Declension[edit]