Arabic

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Root
ع ل ل (ʕ l l)
14 terms

Etymology 1

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عَلَّة (ʕallaf (plural عَلَّات (ʕallāt))

  1. second draught of a drink
  2. co-wife, wife other than the first wife (in polygamy)
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Etymology 2

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عِلَّة (ʕillaf (plural عِلَّات (ʕillāt) or عِلَل (ʕilal))

  1. defect, vice
  2. disease, malady, bug
  3. (of the morphology of a word, especially of a verb) defect, irregularity
  4. (of the phonology represented by the letters ا, و, ي) defect, weakness
  5. (in verse) the transition from one metrical foot to another
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  • Persian: علت ('ellat)

Etymology 3

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عِلَّة (ʕillaf (plural عِلَل (ʕilal))

  1. cause, reason
  2. excuse, pretext, apology, plea
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