ضل

See also: صل‎

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ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the root ض ل ل‎ (ḍ-l-l).

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /dˁal.la/

VerbEdit

ضَلَّ • (ḍalla) I, non-past يَضِلُّ‎‎ (yaḍillu)

1. to go astray, to err, to lose
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 1:7:

     ‏صِرٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّالِّينَ‎‎

     ṣirāṭa llaḏīna ʾanʿamta ʿalayhim ḡayri l-maḡḍūbi ʿalayhim walā ḍ-ḍāllīna

     The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of

ضَلَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns ضَلَال or ضَلَالَة)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						ضَلَال‎ or ضَلَالَة‎ ḍalāl or ḍalāla
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						ضَالّ‎ ḍāll
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَضْلُول‎ maḍlūl
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	ضَلَلْتُ‎ ḍalaltu	ضَلَلْتَ‎ ḍalalta	ضَلَّ ḍalla		ضَلَلْتُمَا‎ ḍalaltumā	ضَلَّا‎ ḍallā		ضَلَلْنَا‎ ḍalalnā	ضَلَلْتُمْ‎ ḍalaltum	ضَلُّوا‎ ḍallū
	f		ضَلَلْتِ‎ ḍalalti	ضَلَّتْ‎ ḍallat			ضَلَّتَا‎ ḍallatā			ضَلَلْتُنَّ‎ ḍalaltunna	ضَلَلْنَ‎ ḍalalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَضِلُّ‎ ʾaḍillu	تَضِلُّ‎ taḍillu	يَضِلُّ‎ yaḍillu		تَضِلَّانِ‎ taḍillāni	يَضِلَّانِ‎ yaḍillāni		نَضِلُّ‎ naḍillu	تَضِلُّونَ‎ taḍillūna	يَضِلُّونَ‎ yaḍillūna
	f		تَضِلِّينَ‎ taḍillīna	تَضِلُّ‎ taḍillu			تَضِلَّانِ‎ taḍillāni			تَضْلِلْنَ‎ taḍlilna	يَضْلِلْنَ‎ yaḍlilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضِلَّ‎ ʾaḍilla	تَضِلَّ‎ taḍilla	يَضِلَّ‎ yaḍilla		تَضِلَّا‎ taḍillā	يَضِلَّا‎ yaḍillā		نَضِلَّ‎ naḍilla	تَضِلُّوا‎ taḍillū	يَضِلُّوا‎ yaḍillū
	f		تَضِلِّي‎ taḍillī	تَضِلَّ‎ taḍilla			تَضِلَّا‎ taḍillā			تَضْلِلْنَ‎ taḍlilna	يَضْلِلْنَ‎ yaḍlilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضِلَّ‎ or أَضِلِّ‎ or أَضْلِلْ‎ ʾaḍilla or ʾaḍilli or ʾaḍlil	تَضِلَّ‎ or تَضِلِّ‎ or تَضْلِلْ‎ taḍilla or taḍilli or taḍlil	يَضِلَّ‎ or يَضِلِّ‎ or يَضْلِلْ‎ yaḍilla or yaḍilli or yaḍlil		تَضِلَّا‎ taḍillā	يَضِلَّا‎ yaḍillā		نَضِلَّ‎ or نَضِلِّ‎ or نَضْلِلْ‎ naḍilla or naḍilli or naḍlil	تَضِلُّوا‎ taḍillū	يَضِلُّوا‎ yaḍillū
	f		تَضِلِّي‎ taḍillī	تَضِلَّ‎ or تَضِلِّ‎ or تَضْلِلْ‎ taḍilla or taḍilli or taḍlil			تَضِلَّا‎ taḍillā			تَضْلِلْنَ‎ taḍlilna	يَضْلِلْنَ‎ yaḍlilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضِلَّ or ضِلِّ or اِضْلِلْ‎ ḍilla or ḍilli or iḍlil			ضِلَّا‎ ḍillā				ضِلُّوا‎ ḍillū
	f		ضِلِّي‎ ḍillī							اِضْلِلْنَ‎ iḍlilna
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	ضُلِلْتُ‎ ḍuliltu	ضُلِلْتَ‎ ḍulilta	ضُلَّ ḍulla		ضُلِلْتُمَا‎ ḍuliltumā	ضُلَّا‎ ḍullā		ضُلِلْنَا‎ ḍulilnā	ضُلِلْتُمْ‎ ḍuliltum	ضُلُّوا‎ ḍullū
	f		ضُلِلْتِ‎ ḍulilti	ضُلَّتْ‎ ḍullat			ضُلَّتَا‎ ḍullatā			ضُلِلْتُنَّ‎ ḍuliltunna	ضُلِلْنَ‎ ḍulilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُضَلُّ‎ ʾuḍallu	تُضَلُّ‎ tuḍallu	يُضَلُّ‎ yuḍallu		تُضَلَّانِ‎ tuḍallāni	يُضَلَّانِ‎ yuḍallāni		نُضَلُّ‎ nuḍallu	تُضَلُّونَ‎ tuḍallūna	يُضَلُّونَ‎ yuḍallūna
	f		تُضَلِّينَ‎ tuḍallīna	تُضَلُّ‎ tuḍallu			تُضَلَّانِ‎ tuḍallāni			تُضْلَلْنَ‎ tuḍlalna	يُضْلَلْنَ‎ yuḍlalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَلَّ‎ ʾuḍalla	تُضَلَّ‎ tuḍalla	يُضَلَّ‎ yuḍalla		تُضَلَّا‎ tuḍallā	يُضَلَّا‎ yuḍallā		نُضَلَّ‎ nuḍalla	تُضَلُّوا‎ tuḍallū	يُضَلُّوا‎ yuḍallū
	f		تُضَلِّي‎ tuḍallī	تُضَلَّ‎ tuḍalla			تُضَلَّا‎ tuḍallā			تُضْلَلْنَ‎ tuḍlalna	يُضْلَلْنَ‎ yuḍlalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَلَّ‎ or أُضَلِّ‎ or أُضْلَلْ‎ ʾuḍalla or ʾuḍalli or ʾuḍlal	تُضَلَّ‎ or تُضَلِّ‎ or تُضْلَلْ‎ tuḍalla or tuḍalli or tuḍlal	يُضَلَّ‎ or يُضَلِّ‎ or يُضْلَلْ‎ yuḍalla or yuḍalli or yuḍlal		تُضَلَّا‎ tuḍallā	يُضَلَّا‎ yuḍallā		نُضَلَّ‎ or نُضَلِّ‎ or نُضْلَلْ‎ nuḍalla or nuḍalli or nuḍlal	تُضَلُّوا‎ tuḍallū	يُضَلُّوا‎ yuḍallū
	f		تُضَلِّي‎ tuḍallī	تُضَلَّ‎ or تُضَلِّ‎ or تُضْلَلْ‎ tuḍalla or tuḍalli or tuḍlal			تُضَلَّا‎ tuḍallā			تُضْلَلْنَ‎ tuḍlalna	يُضْلَلْنَ‎ yuḍlalna

ReferencesEdit

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

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Moroccan ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

Standard Arabic ظل‎.

NounEdit

ضل (ḍəll)

1. shadow

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North Levantine ArabicEdit

VerbEdit

ضل (ḍall (non-past: يضل, yiḍall)

1. (intransitive) to stay, to remain

   ḍallet bil-beyt — “I stayed home.”