Arabic

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Root
ع ل ل (ʕ l l)
14 terms

Etymology

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Verbal noun of عَلَّلَ (ʕallala) from the root ع ل ل (ʕ-l-l).

Noun

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تعليل (transliteration neededf (plural تَعْلِيْلَاْت (taʕliylāt))

  1. verbal noun of عَلَّلَ (ʕallala) (form II)
    1. entertainment, diversion, distraction, diverting someone's attention (in a pleasant way, like entertaining)
    2. argumentation, justification, motivation, explanation, substantiation

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “علل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN