بدل

See also: تدل, بذل, and ب د ل

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ب د ل (b d l)
14 terms

Compare Hebrew בדל (badal, “divide”).

Verb

بَدَلَ • (badala) I (non-past يَبْدُلُ (yabdulu), verbal noun بَدْل (badl))

1. to change, exchange, interchange
2. to mistake (one thing for another)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of بَدَلَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun بَدْل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						بَدْل badl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						بَادِل bādil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَبْدُول mabdūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَدَلْتُ badaltu	بَدَلْتَ badalta	بَدَلَ badala		بَدَلْتُمَا badaltumā	بَدَلَا badalā		بَدَلْنَا badalnā	بَدَلْتُمْ badaltum	بَدَلُوا badalū
	f		بَدَلْتِ badalti	بَدَلَتْ badalat			بَدَلَتَا badalatā			بَدَلْتُنَّ badaltunna	بَدَلْنَ badalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبْدُلُ ʔabdulu	تَبْدُلُ tabdulu	يَبْدُلُ yabdulu		تَبْدُلَانِ tabdulāni	يَبْدُلَانِ yabdulāni		نَبْدُلُ nabdulu	تَبْدُلُونَ tabdulūna	يَبْدُلُونَ yabdulūna
	f		تَبْدُلِينَ tabdulīna	تَبْدُلُ tabdulu			تَبْدُلَانِ tabdulāni			تَبْدُلْنَ tabdulna	يَبْدُلْنَ yabdulna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبْدُلَ ʔabdula	تَبْدُلَ tabdula	يَبْدُلَ yabdula		تَبْدُلَا tabdulā	يَبْدُلَا yabdulā		نَبْدُلَ nabdula	تَبْدُلُوا tabdulū	يَبْدُلُوا yabdulū
	f		تَبْدُلِي tabdulī	تَبْدُلَ tabdula			تَبْدُلَا tabdulā			تَبْدُلْنَ tabdulna	يَبْدُلْنَ yabdulna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبْدُلْ ʔabdul	تَبْدُلْ tabdul	يَبْدُلْ yabdul		تَبْدُلَا tabdulā	يَبْدُلَا yabdulā		نَبْدُلْ nabdul	تَبْدُلُوا tabdulū	يَبْدُلُوا yabdulū
	f		تَبْدُلِي tabdulī	تَبْدُلْ tabdul			تَبْدُلَا tabdulā			تَبْدُلْنَ tabdulna	يَبْدُلْنَ yabdulna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُبْدُلْ ubdul			اُبْدُلَا ubdulā				اُبْدُلُوا ubdulū
	f		اُبْدُلِي ubdulī							اُبْدُلْنَ ubdulna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُدِلْتُ budiltu	بُدِلْتَ budilta	بُدِلَ budila		بُدِلْتُمَا budiltumā	بُدِلَا budilā		بُدِلْنَا budilnā	بُدِلْتُمْ budiltum	بُدِلُوا budilū
	f		بُدِلْتِ budilti	بُدِلَتْ budilat			بُدِلَتَا budilatā			بُدِلْتُنَّ budiltunna	بُدِلْنَ budilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبْدَلُ ʔubdalu	تُبْدَلُ tubdalu	يُبْدَلُ yubdalu		تُبْدَلَانِ tubdalāni	يُبْدَلَانِ yubdalāni		نُبْدَلُ nubdalu	تُبْدَلُونَ tubdalūna	يُبْدَلُونَ yubdalūna
	f		تُبْدَلِينَ tubdalīna	تُبْدَلُ tubdalu			تُبْدَلَانِ tubdalāni			تُبْدَلْنَ tubdalna	يُبْدَلْنَ yubdalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبْدَلَ ʔubdala	تُبْدَلَ tubdala	يُبْدَلَ yubdala		تُبْدَلَا tubdalā	يُبْدَلَا yubdalā		نُبْدَلَ nubdala	تُبْدَلُوا tubdalū	يُبْدَلُوا yubdalū
	f		تُبْدَلِي tubdalī	تُبْدَلَ tubdala			تُبْدَلَا tubdalā			تُبْدَلْنَ tubdalna	يُبْدَلْنَ yubdalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبْدَلْ ʔubdal	تُبْدَلْ tubdal	يُبْدَلْ yubdal		تُبْدَلَا tubdalā	يُبْدَلَا yubdalā		نُبْدَلْ nubdal	تُبْدَلُوا tubdalū	يُبْدَلُوا yubdalū
	f		تُبْدَلِي tubdalī	تُبْدَلْ tubdal			تُبْدَلَا tubdalā			تُبْدَلْنَ tubdalna	يُبْدَلْنَ yubdalna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 1.2

Verb

بَدَّلَ • (baddala) II (non-past يُبَدِّلُ (yubaddilu), verbal noun تَبْدِيل (tabdīl))

1. to take or give in exchange
2. to change
3. to invert
4. to do one thing instead of another

Conjugation

    Conjugation of بَدَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَبْدِيل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَبْدِيل tabdīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُبَدِّل mubaddil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُبَدَّل mubaddal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَدَّلْتُ baddaltu	بَدَّلْتَ baddalta	بَدَّلَ baddala		بَدَّلْتُمَا baddaltumā	بَدَّلَا baddalā		بَدَّلْنَا baddalnā	بَدَّلْتُمْ baddaltum	بَدَّلُوا baddalū
	f		بَدَّلْتِ baddalti	بَدَّلَتْ baddalat			بَدَّلَتَا baddalatā			بَدَّلْتُنَّ baddaltunna	بَدَّلْنَ baddalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَدِّلُ ʔubaddilu	تُبَدِّلُ tubaddilu	يُبَدِّلُ yubaddilu		تُبَدِّلَانِ tubaddilāni	يُبَدِّلَانِ yubaddilāni		نُبَدِّلُ nubaddilu	تُبَدِّلُونَ tubaddilūna	يُبَدِّلُونَ yubaddilūna
	f		تُبَدِّلِينَ tubaddilīna	تُبَدِّلُ tubaddilu			تُبَدِّلَانِ tubaddilāni			تُبَدِّلْنَ tubaddilna	يُبَدِّلْنَ yubaddilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَدِّلَ ʔubaddila	تُبَدِّلَ tubaddila	يُبَدِّلَ yubaddila		تُبَدِّلَا tubaddilā	يُبَدِّلَا yubaddilā		نُبَدِّلَ nubaddila	تُبَدِّلُوا tubaddilū	يُبَدِّلُوا yubaddilū
	f		تُبَدِّلِي tubaddilī	تُبَدِّلَ tubaddila			تُبَدِّلَا tubaddilā			تُبَدِّلْنَ tubaddilna	يُبَدِّلْنَ yubaddilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَدِّلْ ʔubaddil	تُبَدِّلْ tubaddil	يُبَدِّلْ yubaddil		تُبَدِّلَا tubaddilā	يُبَدِّلَا yubaddilā		نُبَدِّلْ nubaddil	تُبَدِّلُوا tubaddilū	يُبَدِّلُوا yubaddilū
	f		تُبَدِّلِي tubaddilī	تُبَدِّلْ tubaddil			تُبَدِّلَا tubaddilā			تُبَدِّلْنَ tubaddilna	يُبَدِّلْنَ yubaddilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَدِّلْ baddil			بَدِّلَا baddilā				بَدِّلُوا baddilū
	f		بَدِّلِي baddilī							بَدِّلْنَ baddilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُدِّلْتُ buddiltu	بُدِّلْتَ buddilta	بُدِّلَ buddila		بُدِّلْتُمَا buddiltumā	بُدِّلَا buddilā		بُدِّلْنَا buddilnā	بُدِّلْتُمْ buddiltum	بُدِّلُوا buddilū
	f		بُدِّلْتِ buddilti	بُدِّلَتْ buddilat			بُدِّلَتَا buddilatā			بُدِّلْتُنَّ buddiltunna	بُدِّلْنَ buddilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَدَّلُ ʔubaddalu	تُبَدَّلُ tubaddalu	يُبَدَّلُ yubaddalu		تُبَدَّلَانِ tubaddalāni	يُبَدَّلَانِ yubaddalāni		نُبَدَّلُ nubaddalu	تُبَدَّلُونَ tubaddalūna	يُبَدَّلُونَ yubaddalūna
	f		تُبَدَّلِينَ tubaddalīna	تُبَدَّلُ tubaddalu			تُبَدَّلَانِ tubaddalāni			تُبَدَّلْنَ tubaddalna	يُبَدَّلْنَ yubaddalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَدَّلَ ʔubaddala	تُبَدَّلَ tubaddala	يُبَدَّلَ yubaddala		تُبَدَّلَا tubaddalā	يُبَدَّلَا yubaddalā		نُبَدَّلَ nubaddala	تُبَدَّلُوا tubaddalū	يُبَدَّلُوا yubaddalū
	f		تُبَدَّلِي tubaddalī	تُبَدَّلَ tubaddala			تُبَدَّلَا tubaddalā			تُبَدَّلْنَ tubaddalna	يُبَدَّلْنَ yubaddalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَدَّلْ ʔubaddal	تُبَدَّلْ tubaddal	يُبَدَّلْ yubaddal		تُبَدَّلَا tubaddalā	يُبَدَّلَا yubaddalā		نُبَدَّلْ nubaddal	تُبَدَّلُوا tubaddalū	يُبَدَّلُوا yubaddalū
	f		تُبَدَّلِي tubaddalī	تُبَدَّلْ tubaddal			تُبَدَّلَا tubaddalā			تُبَدَّلْنَ tubaddalna	يُبَدَّلْنَ yubaddalna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 1.3

Noun

بَدْل • (badl) m

1. verbal noun of بَدَلَ (badala) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun بَدْل (badl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَدْل badl	الْبَدْل al-badl	بَدْل badl
nominative	بَدْلٌ badlun	الْبَدْلُ al-badlu	بَدْلُ badlu
accusative	بَدْلًا badlan	الْبَدْلَ al-badla	بَدْلَ badla
genitive	بَدْلٍ badlin	الْبَدْلِ al-badli	بَدْلِ badli

Etymology 1.4

Noun

بَدَل or بِدْل • (badal or bidl) m (plural أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl))

1. verbal noun of بَدِلَ (badila) (form I)
2. compensation
3. substitution
4. equivalent
5. exchange
6. apposition
7. requital

Declension

Declension of noun بَدَل (badal)‎; بِدْل (bidl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَدَل‎; بِدْل badal‎; bidl	الْبَدَل‎; الْبِدْل al-badal‎; al-bidl	بَدَل‎; بِدْل badal‎; bidl
nominative	بَدَلٌ‎; بِدْلٌ badalun‎; bidlun	الْبَدَلُ‎; الْبِدْلُ al-badalu‎; al-bidlu	بَدَلُ‎; بِدْلُ badalu‎; bidlu
accusative	بَدَلًا‎; بِدْلًا badalan‎; bidlan	الْبَدَلَ‎; الْبِدْلَ al-badala‎; al-bidla	بَدَلَ‎; بِدْلَ badala‎; bidla
genitive	بَدَلٍ‎; بِدْلٍ badalin‎; bidlin	الْبَدَلِ‎; الْبِدْلِ al-badali‎; al-bidli	بَدَلِ‎; بِدْلِ badali‎; bidli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَدَلَيْن‎; بِدْلَيْن badalayn‎; bidlayn	الْبَدَلَيْن‎; الْبِدْلَيْن al-badalayn‎; al-bidlayn	بَدَلَيْ‎; بِدْلَيْ badalay‎; bidlay
nominative	بَدَلَانِ‎; بِدْلَانِ badalāni‎; bidlāni	الْبَدَلَانِ‎; الْبِدْلَانِ al-badalāni‎; al-bidlāni	بَدَلَا‎; بِدْلَا badalā‎; bidlā
accusative	بَدَلَيْنِ‎; بِدْلَيْنِ badalayni‎; bidlayni	الْبَدَلَيْنِ‎; الْبِدْلَيْنِ al-badalayni‎; al-bidlayni	بَدَلَيْ‎; بِدْلَيْ badalay‎; bidlay
genitive	بَدَلَيْنِ‎; بِدْلَيْنِ badalayni‎; bidlayni	الْبَدَلَيْنِ‎; الْبِدْلَيْنِ al-badalayni‎; al-bidlayni	بَدَلَيْ‎; بِدْلَيْ badalay‎; bidlay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَبْدَال ʔabdāl	الْأَبْدَال al-ʔabdāl	أَبْدَال ʔabdāl
nominative	أَبْدَالٌ ʔabdālun	الْأَبْدَالُ al-ʔabdālu	أَبْدَالُ ʔabdālu
accusative	أَبْدَالًا ʔabdālan	الْأَبْدَالَ al-ʔabdāla	أَبْدَالَ ʔabdāla
genitive	أَبْدَالٍ ʔabdālin	الْأَبْدَالِ al-ʔabdāli	أَبْدَالِ ʔabdāli

Descendants

• → Bengali: বদলে (bodole)
• → Malayalam: ബദൽ (badal)
• → Punjabi:
  • Gurmukhi script: ਬਦਲ (badal)
  • Shahmukhi script: بدل (badal)
• → Tamil: பதில் (patil)
• → Swahili: badili
• → Telugu: బదులు (badulu)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 1.5

Adjective

بَدَل • (badal) (masculine plural أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl))

1. generous, magnanimous

Declension

Declension of adjective بَدَل (badal)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بَدَل badal	الْبَدَل al-badal	بَدَلَة badala	الْبَدَلَة al-badala
nominative	بَدَلٌ badalun	الْبَدَلُ al-badalu	بَدَلَةٌ badalatun	الْبَدَلَةُ al-badalatu
accusative	بَدَلًا badalan	الْبَدَلَ al-badala	بَدَلَةً badalatan	الْبَدَلَةَ al-badalata
genitive	بَدَلٍ badalin	الْبَدَلِ al-badali	بَدَلَةٍ badalatin	الْبَدَلَةِ al-badalati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بَدَلَيْن badalayn	الْبَدَلَيْن al-badalayn	بَدَلَتَيْن badalatayn	الْبَدَلَتَيْن al-badalatayn
nominative	بَدَلَانِ badalāni	الْبَدَلَانِ al-badalāni	بَدَلَتَانِ badalatāni	الْبَدَلَتَانِ al-badalatāni
accusative	بَدَلَيْنِ badalayni	الْبَدَلَيْنِ al-badalayni	بَدَلَتَيْنِ badalatayni	الْبَدَلَتَيْنِ al-badalatayni
genitive	بَدَلَيْنِ badalayni	الْبَدَلَيْنِ al-badalayni	بَدَلَتَيْنِ badalatayni	الْبَدَلَتَيْنِ al-badalatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَبْدَال ʔabdāl	الْأَبْدَال al-ʔabdāl	بَدَلَات badalāt	الْبَدَلَات al-badalāt
nominative	أَبْدَالٌ ʔabdālun	الْأَبْدَالُ al-ʔabdālu	بَدَلَاتٌ badalātun	الْبَدَلَاتُ al-badalātu
accusative	أَبْدَالًا ʔabdālan	الْأَبْدَالَ al-ʔabdāla	بَدَلَاتٍ badalātin	الْبَدَلَاتِ al-badalāti
genitive	أَبْدَالٍ ʔabdālin	الْأَبْدَالِ al-ʔabdāli	بَدَلَاتٍ badalātin	الْبَدَلَاتِ al-badalāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 1.6

Preposition

بَدَلَ • (badala)

1. in exchange for, in compensation for, in lieu of, instead of

Inflection

Inflected forms

base form					بَدَلَ (badala)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		dual	plural
	m	f		m	f
1st person	بَدَلِي (badalī)		بَدَلَنَا (badalanā)
2nd person	بَدَلَكَ (badalaka)	بَدَلَكِ (badalaki)	بَدَلَكُمَا (badalakumā)	بَدَلَكُمْ (badalakum)	بَدَلَكُنَّ (badalakunna)
3rd person	بَدَلَهُ (badalahu)	بَدَلَهَا (badalahā)	بَدَلَهُمَا (badalahumā)	بَدَلَهُمْ (badalahum)	بَدَلَهُنَّ (badalahunna)

Etymology 2.1

Verb

بَدِلَ • (badila) I (non-past يَبْدَلُ (yabdalu), verbal noun بَدَل (badal))

1. to have pain in the hands and joints

Conjugation

    Conjugation of بَدِلَ (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive, verbal noun بَدَل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						بَدَل badal
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						بَدِل badil
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَدِلْتُ badiltu	بَدِلْتَ badilta	بَدِلَ badila		بَدِلْتُمَا badiltumā	بَدِلَا badilā		بَدِلْنَا badilnā	بَدِلْتُمْ badiltum	بَدِلُوا badilū
	f		بَدِلْتِ badilti	بَدِلَتْ badilat			بَدِلَتَا badilatā			بَدِلْتُنَّ badiltunna	بَدِلْنَ badilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبْدَلُ ʔabdalu	تَبْدَلُ tabdalu	يَبْدَلُ yabdalu		تَبْدَلَانِ tabdalāni	يَبْدَلَانِ yabdalāni		نَبْدَلُ nabdalu	تَبْدَلُونَ tabdalūna	يَبْدَلُونَ yabdalūna
	f		تَبْدَلِينَ tabdalīna	تَبْدَلُ tabdalu			تَبْدَلَانِ tabdalāni			تَبْدَلْنَ tabdalna	يَبْدَلْنَ yabdalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبْدَلَ ʔabdala	تَبْدَلَ tabdala	يَبْدَلَ yabdala		تَبْدَلَا tabdalā	يَبْدَلَا yabdalā		نَبْدَلَ nabdala	تَبْدَلُوا tabdalū	يَبْدَلُوا yabdalū
	f		تَبْدَلِي tabdalī	تَبْدَلَ tabdala			تَبْدَلَا tabdalā			تَبْدَلْنَ tabdalna	يَبْدَلْنَ yabdalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبْدَلْ ʔabdal	تَبْدَلْ tabdal	يَبْدَلْ yabdal		تَبْدَلَا tabdalā	يَبْدَلَا yabdalā		نَبْدَلْ nabdal	تَبْدَلُوا tabdalū	يَبْدَلُوا yabdalū
	f		تَبْدَلِي tabdalī	تَبْدَلْ tabdal			تَبْدَلَا tabdalā			تَبْدَلْنَ tabdalna	يَبْدَلْنَ yabdalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِبْدَلْ ibdal			اِبْدَلَا ibdalā				اِبْدَلُوا ibdalū
	f		اِبْدَلِي ibdalī							اِبْدَلْنَ ibdalna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[5], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2.2

Noun

بَدَل • (badal) m

1. gout in the hand

Declension

Declension of noun بَدَل (badal)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَدَل badal	الْبَدَل al-badal	بَدَل badal
nominative	بَدَلٌ badalun	الْبَدَلُ al-badalu	بَدَلُ badalu
accusative	بَدَلًا badalan	الْبَدَلَ al-badala	بَدَلَ badala
genitive	بَدَلٍ badalin	الْبَدَلِ al-badali	بَدَلِ badali

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[6], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2.3

Adjective

بَدِل • (badil)

1. gouty

Declension

Declension of adjective بَدِل (badil)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بَدِل badil	الْبَدِل al-badil	بَدِلَة badila	الْبَدِلَة al-badila
nominative	بَدِلٌ badilun	الْبَدِلُ al-badilu	بَدِلَةٌ badilatun	الْبَدِلَةُ al-badilatu
accusative	بَدِلًا badilan	الْبَدِلَ al-badila	بَدِلَةً badilatan	الْبَدِلَةَ al-badilata
genitive	بَدِلٍ badilin	الْبَدِلِ al-badili	بَدِلَةٍ badilatin	الْبَدِلَةِ al-badilati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بَدِلَيْن badilayn	الْبَدِلَيْن al-badilayn	بَدِلَتَيْن badilatayn	الْبَدِلَتَيْن al-badilatayn
nominative	بَدِلَانِ badilāni	الْبَدِلَانِ al-badilāni	بَدِلَتَانِ badilatāni	الْبَدِلَتَانِ al-badilatāni
accusative	بَدِلَيْنِ badilayni	الْبَدِلَيْنِ al-badilayni	بَدِلَتَيْنِ badilatayni	الْبَدِلَتَيْنِ al-badilatayni
genitive	بَدِلَيْنِ badilayni	الْبَدِلَيْنِ al-badilayni	بَدِلَتَيْنِ badilatayni	الْبَدِلَتَيْنِ al-badilatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	?	?	بَدِلَات badilāt	الْبَدِلَات al-badilāt
nominative	?	?	بَدِلَاتٌ badilātun	الْبَدِلَاتُ al-badilātu
accusative	?	?	بَدِلَاتٍ badilātin	الْبَدِلَاتِ al-badilāti
genitive	?	?	بَدِلَاتٍ badilātin	الْبَدِلَاتِ al-badilāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[7], London: W.H. Allen

Old Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáHr̥

Sanskrit वार् (vār)

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daH-

Sanskrit दा (dā)

Sanskrit -द (-da)

Sanskrit वार्द (vārda)

Sanskrit -ल (-la)

Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala)

Old Hindi بَدَل (bdl)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala), from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala), from वार्द (vārda) + -ल (-la).

Noun

بدل (bdl /badal/) m

1. cloud
   • c. 1434, Fakhruddin Nizami, Kadam Rao Padam Rao‎^[8], page 73:

     عَلَم گاڑھ گَھَن سُور چل سَر اُچآؤ
     طبل ڈھول برغُوں بَدَل توں بجآؤ

     'lm gaṛh ghn svr cl sr acāv
     t̤bl ḍhvl brġvṉ bdl tvṉ bjāv

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Hindustani: bādal

  Hindi: बादल

  Urdu: بادَل

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic بَدَل (badal).

Noun

بدل • (bedel)

1. price

   بدلی نعدر ― bedeli nedir ― how much? (literally, “what is the price?”)

Related terms

• بدلاً (bedelen)

Descendants

• Turkish: bedel

Further reading

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بدل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[9], Constantinople: Mihran, page 256b

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَدَل (badal).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ba.ˈðal]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.d̪ǽl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.d̪ǽl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä.d̪ǽl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä.d̪ǽl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæ.d̪ǽl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.d̪ǽl]

Readings
Classical reading?	baḏal
Dari reading?	badal
Iranian reading?	badal
Tajik reading?	badal

Noun

بدل • (badal) (plural بدل‌ها (badal-hâ))

1. fake, replica
2. substitute, equivalent
3. substitution

Derived terms

• بدلکار (badalkâr)
• بدلی (badali)
• بی‌بدل (bi-badal)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “بدل”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáHr̥

Sanskrit वार् (vār)

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daH-

Sanskrit दा (dā)

Sanskrit -द (-da)

Sanskrit वार्द (vārda)

Sanskrit -ल (-la)

Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala)

Punjabi بَدَّل (baddal)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala), from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala), from वार्द (vārda) + -ल (-la). Cognate with Hindustani बादल / بادَل (bādal).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /bəd̪.d̪əɭᵊ/, /bəd̪.d̪əlᵊ/

Noun

بَدَّࣇ • (baddaḷ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੱਦਲ਼)

1. cloud

Declension

Declension of بدل

	singular	plural
direct	بَدَّل (baddal)	بَدَّل (baddal)
oblique	بَدَّل (baddal)	بَدَّلاں (baddalāṉ)
vocative	بَدَّلا (baddalā)	بَدَّلو (baddalo)
ablative	بَدَّلوں (baddaloṉ)	بَدَّلاں (baddalāṉ)
locative	بَدَّلے (baddale)	بَدَّلِیں (baddalīṉ)
instrumental	بَدَّلوں (baddaloṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بدّل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਬੱਦਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vārdala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 674

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala). Compare Urdu بادَل (bādal).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /bəd̪.d̪ʊl/

Noun

بَدُّل (baddul) m (Devanagari बद्दुल)

1. cloud

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /bəd̪.d̪əl/

Noun

بَدَّل (baddal) m (Devanagari बद्दल)

1. clouds

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب د ل
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَدَّلَ (baddala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bad.dal/, [ˈbad.dal]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

بدّل • (baddal) II (present ببدّل (bibaddel))

1. to exchange

   بدّي ابدّل هالقميص بنمرة ازغر.

   biddi abaddel hal-ʔamīṣ bi-numra azḡar.

   I want to exchange this shirt for a smaller size.

Conjugation

Conjugation of بدل

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	بدّلت (baddalt)	بدّلت (baddalt)	بدّل (baddal)		بدّلنا (baddalna)	بدّلتو (baddaltu)	بدّلو (baddalu)
	f		بدّلتي (baddalti)	بدّلت (baddalat)
present	m	ببدّل (babaddil)	بتبدّل (bitbaddil)	ببدّل (bibaddil)		منبدّل (minbaddil)	بتبدّلو (bitbaddlu)	ببدّلو (bibaddlu)
	f		بتبدّلي (bitbaddli)	بتبدّل (bitbaddil)
subjunctive	m	ابدّل (abaddil)	تبدّل (tbaddil)	يبدّل (ybaddil)		نبدّل (nbaddil)	تبدّلو (tbaddlu)	يبدّلو (ybaddlu)
	f		تبدّلي (tbaddli)	تبدّل (tbaddil)
imperative	m		بدّل (baddil)				بدّلو (baddlu)
	f		بدّلي (baddli)

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَدَلَ (badala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.dal/, [ˈba.dal]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Preposition

بدل • (badal)

1. instead of

   بعتقد إنّه أحسنلك تختار هالسيّارة بدل التاني.

   baʕtaʔed ʔinno ʔaḥsan-lak tiḵtār hās-sayyāra badal it-tāni

   I think it would be better for you to choose this car over the other one.