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