Arabic

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Root
ر ذ ل (r-ḏ-l)

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb رَذُلَ (raḏula, to be low, mean, vile).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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رَذِيل (raḏīl) (feminine رَذِيلَة (raḏīla), masculine plural رُذَلَاء (ruḏalāʔ) or رِذَال (riḏāl) or رَذِيلُوز (raḏīlūz), feminine plural رَذِيلَات (raḏīlāt) or رَذَائِل (raḏāʔil), elative أَرْذَل (ʔarḏal))

  1. low, mean, vile, despicable, infamous
    أَرْذَل العُمْرʔarḏal al-ʕumrthe worst part of life (meaning "old age")

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: rəzil
  • Ottoman Turkish: رذیل
  • Uyghur: رەزىل (rezil)
  • Uzbek: razil

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ر ذ ل
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic رَذِيل (raḏīl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ra.ziːl/, /ra.ðiːl/

Adjective

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رذيل (razīl) (feminine رذيلة (razīla), common plural رُذال (ruzāl))

  1. absurd, ridiculous, silly, lame
    Synonyms: سخيف (saḵīf), تافه (tāfih), بايخ (bāyiḵ)