Arabic edit

Root
ع ل ل (ʕ-l-l)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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 edit

Descendants edit

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