Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ط و ل (ṭ-w-l)

Compare طَوِيل (ṭawīl, long).

Verb edit

اِسْتَطَالَ (istaṭāla) X, non-past يَسْتَطِيلُ‎ (yastaṭīlu)

  1. to be long
  2. (intransitive) to lengthen
  3. to surpass
  4. to have the upper hand
  5. to exalt oneself, be proud (عَلَى (ʕalā, towards))
  6. to kill the greater number of enemies in battle

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