ذلیل

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذَلِيل (ḏalīl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ða.ˈliːl], [za.ˈliːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.líːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.líːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zä.líːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zä.líl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæ.líːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.líl]

Readings
Classical reading?	ḏalīl, zalīl
Dari reading?	zalīl
Iranian reading?	zalil
Tajik reading?	zalil

Adjective

Dari	ذلیل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	залил

ذلیل • (zalil)

1. humiliated; dishonored; contemptible
2. weak
3. despicable
4. insulting

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ज़लील (zalīl)

  Urdu: ذَلِیل (zalīl)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਲੀਲ (zalīl)

  Shahmukhi script: ذلیل (zalīl)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذلیل (zalīl), from Arabic ذَلِيل (ḏalīl). Compare Punjabi ذليل / ਜ਼ਲੀਲ (zalīl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zə.liːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl
• Hyphenation: ذَ‧لِیل

Adjective

ذَلِیل • (zalīl) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ज़लील)

1. humiliated; dishonoured
2. despicable, insulting

References

• “ذلیل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ذلیل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.