Arabic

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Root
د خ ل (d ḵ l)
10 terms

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb دَخَلَ (daḵala, to enter).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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دَخِيل (daḵīl) (feminine دَخِيلَة (daḵīla), masculine plural دَخِيلُون (daḵīlūn), feminine plural دَخِيلَات (daḵīlāt))

  1. alien, extraneous (of foreign origin)
    Antonym: أَصِيل (ʔaṣīl)
  2. exotic, non-native (non-native to the ecosystem)
    أنْوَاع دَخِيلَةnon-native species
  3. (linguistics) loan, foreign
    لَفْظ دَخِيلlafẓ daḵīla loanword

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: dəxil
  • Ottoman Turkish: دخیل (dahîl)
  • Persian: دخیل

Noun

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دَخِيل (daḵīlm (plural دُخَلَاء (duḵalāʔ) or دَخِيلُون (daḵīlūn), feminine دَخِيلَة (daḵīla))

  1. intruder

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