Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

ض ل ع (ḍ-l-ʕ)?

Verb edit

ضَلَعَ (ḍalaʕa) I, non-past يَضْلَعُ‎ (yaḍlaʕu)

  1. to side (مَعَ (maʕa), with)
  2. to make common cause (مَعَ (maʕa), with)
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ضَلُعَ (ḍaluʕa) I, non-past يَضْلُعُ‎ (yaḍluʕu)

  1. to be strong, sturdy, robust
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ضَلِعَ (ḍaliʕa) I, non-past يَضْلَعُ‎ (yaḍlaʕu)

  1. to be crooked, bent, curved, to curve
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ضَلَّعَ (ḍallaʕa) II, non-past يُضَلِّعُ‎ (yuḍalliʕu)

  1. to bend, curve, make crooked
  2. to stripe, to make have streaks
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Etymology 2 edit

Compare Hebrew צֵלׇע (tselá').

Noun edit

ضَلْع (ḍalʕm

  1. verbal noun of ضَلَعَ (ḍalaʕa) (form I)
  2. affection, attachment
  3. sympathy
    ضَلْعُهُ مَعهُhe sympathizes with him
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Noun edit

ضِلْع or ضِلَع (ḍilʕ or ḍilaʕm (plural ضُلُوع (ḍulūʕ) or أَضْلَاع (ʔaḍlāʕ) or أَضْلُع (ʔaḍluʕ))

  1. (anatomy) rib
  2. cutlet, chop
  3. side (of a triangle)
  4. post, banister (of a balustrade)
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Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

ضَلَع (ḍalaʕm

  1. verbal noun of ضَلِعَ (ḍaliʕa) (form I)
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Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? zil'
Dari reading? zil'
Iranian reading? zel'
Tajik reading? zilʾ

Noun edit

ضلع (zel') (plural اضلاع (azlâ') or ضلع‌ها (zel'-hâ))

  1. side (bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape)

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضلع (zil', side, edge), from Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ, side, edge, division). Compare Nepali जिल्ला (jillā) and Marathi जिल्हा (jilhā).

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ضلع (zilām (Hindi spelling ज़िला)

  1. district