Arabic

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Root
غ ي ل (ḡ y l)
1 term

Etymology

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Derived from the feminine form of the active participle of the verb غَال (ḡāl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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غَائِلَة (ḡāʔilaf (plural غَائِلَات (ḡāʔilāt) or غَوَائِل (ḡawāʔil))

  1. evil
    • 942–1010, عنوان الحكم للأبو الفتح البستي (عنوان الحكم):
      مَنْ سَالَمَ ٱلنَّاسَ يَسْلَمُ مِنْ غَوَائِلِهِمْ
      man sālama n-nāsa yaslamu min ḡawāʔilihim
      Whoever makes peace with the people, he will be safe from their evils
  2. calamity, affliction, misfortune, disaster
    Synonyms: نَازِلَة (nāzila), دَاهِيَة (dāhiya), نَائِبَة (nāʔiba), بَلِيَّة (baliyya), مُصِيبَة (muṣība)

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