Arabic edit

Root
د خ ل (d-ḵ-l)

Etymology edit

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb دَخَلَ (daḵala, to enter).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

دَخِيل (daḵīl) (feminine دَخِيلَة (daḵīla), masculine plural دَخِيلُون (daḵīlūn), feminine plural دَخِيلَات (daḵīlāt))

  1. alien, extraneous (of foreign origin)
    Antonym: أَصِيل (ʔaṣīl)
  2. exotic, non-native (non-native to the ecosystem)
    أنْوَاع دَخِيلَةnon-native species
  3. (linguistics) loan, foreign
    لَفْظ دَخِيلlafẓ daḵīla loanword

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: dəxil
  • Ottoman Turkish: دخیل (dahîl)
  • Persian: دخیل

Noun edit

دَخِيل (daḵīlm (plural دُخَلَاء (duḵalāʔ) or دَخِيلُون (daḵīlūn), feminine دَخِيلَة (daḵīla))

  1. intruder

Declension edit