بدل

See also: تدل, بذل, and ب د ل

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ب د ل (b d l)
14 terms

Compare Hebrew בדל (badal, “divide”).

Verb

بَدَلَ • (badala) I (non-past يَبْدُلُ (yabdulu), verbal noun بَدْل (badl))

to change, exchange, interchange
to mistake (one thing for another)

Conjugation

Conjugation of بَدَلَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun بَدْل)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					بَدْل badl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					بَادِل bādil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَبْدُول mabdūl
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَدَلْتُ badaltu	بَدَلْتَ badalta	بَدَلَ badala	بَدَلْتُمَا badaltumā	بَدَلَا badalā	بَدَلْنَا badalnā	بَدَلْتُمْ badaltum	بَدَلُوا badalū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بَدَلْتُ badaltu	بَدَلْتِ badalti	بَدَلَتْ badalat	بَدَلْتُمَا badaltumā	بَدَلَتَا badalatā	بَدَلْنَا badalnā	بَدَلْتُنَّ badaltunna	بَدَلْنَ badalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبْدُلُ ʔabdulu	تَبْدُلُ tabdulu	يَبْدُلُ yabdulu	تَبْدُلَانِ tabdulāni	يَبْدُلَانِ yabdulāni	نَبْدُلُ nabdulu	تَبْدُلُونَ tabdulūna	يَبْدُلُونَ yabdulūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَبْدُلُ ʔabdulu	تَبْدُلِينَ tabdulīna	تَبْدُلُ tabdulu	تَبْدُلَانِ tabdulāni	تَبْدُلَانِ tabdulāni	نَبْدُلُ nabdulu	تَبْدُلْنَ tabdulna	يَبْدُلْنَ yabdulna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبْدُلَ ʔabdula	تَبْدُلَ tabdula	يَبْدُلَ yabdula	تَبْدُلَا tabdulā	يَبْدُلَا yabdulā	نَبْدُلَ nabdula	تَبْدُلُوا tabdulū	يَبْدُلُوا yabdulū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَبْدُلَ ʔabdula	تَبْدُلِي tabdulī	تَبْدُلَ tabdula	تَبْدُلَا tabdulā	تَبْدُلَا tabdulā	نَبْدُلَ nabdula	تَبْدُلْنَ tabdulna	يَبْدُلْنَ yabdulna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبْدُلْ ʔabdul	تَبْدُلْ tabdul	يَبْدُلْ yabdul	تَبْدُلَا tabdulā	يَبْدُلَا yabdulā	نَبْدُلْ nabdul	تَبْدُلُوا tabdulū	يَبْدُلُوا yabdulū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَبْدُلْ ʔabdul	تَبْدُلِي tabdulī	تَبْدُلْ tabdul	تَبْدُلَا tabdulā	تَبْدُلَا tabdulā	نَبْدُلْ nabdul	تَبْدُلْنَ tabdulna	يَبْدُلْنَ yabdulna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُبْدُلْ ubdul		اُبْدُلَا ubdulā			اُبْدُلُوا ubdulū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُبْدُلِي ubdulī		اُبْدُلَا ubdulā			اُبْدُلْنَ ubdulna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُدِلْتُ budiltu	بُدِلْتَ budilta	بُدِلَ budila	بُدِلْتُمَا budiltumā	بُدِلَا budilā	بُدِلْنَا budilnā	بُدِلْتُمْ budiltum	بُدِلُوا budilū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بُدِلْتُ budiltu	بُدِلْتِ budilti	بُدِلَتْ budilat	بُدِلْتُمَا budiltumā	بُدِلَتَا budilatā	بُدِلْنَا budilnā	بُدِلْتُنَّ budiltunna	بُدِلْنَ budilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبْدَلُ ʔubdalu	تُبْدَلُ tubdalu	يُبْدَلُ yubdalu	تُبْدَلَانِ tubdalāni	يُبْدَلَانِ yubdalāni	نُبْدَلُ nubdalu	تُبْدَلُونَ tubdalūna	يُبْدَلُونَ yubdalūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبْدَلُ ʔubdalu	تُبْدَلِينَ tubdalīna	تُبْدَلُ tubdalu	تُبْدَلَانِ tubdalāni	تُبْدَلَانِ tubdalāni	نُبْدَلُ nubdalu	تُبْدَلْنَ tubdalna	يُبْدَلْنَ yubdalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبْدَلَ ʔubdala	تُبْدَلَ tubdala	يُبْدَلَ yubdala	تُبْدَلَا tubdalā	يُبْدَلَا yubdalā	نُبْدَلَ nubdala	تُبْدَلُوا tubdalū	يُبْدَلُوا yubdalū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبْدَلَ ʔubdala	تُبْدَلِي tubdalī	تُبْدَلَ tubdala	تُبْدَلَا tubdalā	تُبْدَلَا tubdalā	نُبْدَلَ nubdala	تُبْدَلْنَ tubdalna	يُبْدَلْنَ yubdalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبْدَلْ ʔubdal	تُبْدَلْ tubdal	يُبْدَلْ yubdal	تُبْدَلَا tubdalā	يُبْدَلَا yubdalā	نُبْدَلْ nubdal	تُبْدَلُوا tubdalū	يُبْدَلُوا yubdalū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبْدَلْ ʔubdal	تُبْدَلِي tubdalī	تُبْدَلْ tubdal	تُبْدَلَا tubdalā	تُبْدَلَا tubdalā	نُبْدَلْ nubdal	تُبْدَلْنَ tubdalna	يُبْدَلْنَ yubdalna

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 1.2

Verb

بَدَّلَ • (baddala) II (non-past يُبَدِّلُ (yubaddilu), verbal noun تَبْدِيل (tabdīl))

to take or give in exchange
to change
to invert
to do one thing instead of another

Conjugation

Conjugation of بَدَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَبْدِيل)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَبْدِيل tabdīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُبَدِّل mubaddil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُبَدَّل mubaddal
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَدَّلْتُ baddaltu	بَدَّلْتَ baddalta	بَدَّلَ baddala	بَدَّلْتُمَا baddaltumā	بَدَّلَا baddalā	بَدَّلْنَا baddalnā	بَدَّلْتُمْ baddaltum	بَدَّلُوا baddalū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بَدَّلْتُ baddaltu	بَدَّلْتِ baddalti	بَدَّلَتْ baddalat	بَدَّلْتُمَا baddaltumā	بَدَّلَتَا baddalatā	بَدَّلْنَا baddalnā	بَدَّلْتُنَّ baddaltunna	بَدَّلْنَ baddalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَدِّلُ ʔubaddilu	تُبَدِّلُ tubaddilu	يُبَدِّلُ yubaddilu	تُبَدِّلَانِ tubaddilāni	يُبَدِّلَانِ yubaddilāni	نُبَدِّلُ nubaddilu	تُبَدِّلُونَ tubaddilūna	يُبَدِّلُونَ yubaddilūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَدِّلُ ʔubaddilu	تُبَدِّلِينَ tubaddilīna	تُبَدِّلُ tubaddilu	تُبَدِّلَانِ tubaddilāni	تُبَدِّلَانِ tubaddilāni	نُبَدِّلُ nubaddilu	تُبَدِّلْنَ tubaddilna	يُبَدِّلْنَ yubaddilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَدِّلَ ʔubaddila	تُبَدِّلَ tubaddila	يُبَدِّلَ yubaddila	تُبَدِّلَا tubaddilā	يُبَدِّلَا yubaddilā	نُبَدِّلَ nubaddila	تُبَدِّلُوا tubaddilū	يُبَدِّلُوا yubaddilū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَدِّلَ ʔubaddila	تُبَدِّلِي tubaddilī	تُبَدِّلَ tubaddila	تُبَدِّلَا tubaddilā	تُبَدِّلَا tubaddilā	نُبَدِّلَ nubaddila	تُبَدِّلْنَ tubaddilna	يُبَدِّلْنَ yubaddilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَدِّلْ ʔubaddil	تُبَدِّلْ tubaddil	يُبَدِّلْ yubaddil	تُبَدِّلَا tubaddilā	يُبَدِّلَا yubaddilā	نُبَدِّلْ nubaddil	تُبَدِّلُوا tubaddilū	يُبَدِّلُوا yubaddilū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَدِّلْ ʔubaddil	تُبَدِّلِي tubaddilī	تُبَدِّلْ tubaddil	تُبَدِّلَا tubaddilā	تُبَدِّلَا tubaddilā	نُبَدِّلْ nubaddil	تُبَدِّلْنَ tubaddilna	يُبَدِّلْنَ yubaddilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَدِّلْ baddil		بَدِّلَا baddilā			بَدِّلُوا baddilū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		بَدِّلِي baddilī		بَدِّلَا baddilā			بَدِّلْنَ baddilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُدِّلْتُ buddiltu	بُدِّلْتَ buddilta	بُدِّلَ buddila	بُدِّلْتُمَا buddiltumā	بُدِّلَا buddilā	بُدِّلْنَا buddilnā	بُدِّلْتُمْ buddiltum	بُدِّلُوا buddilū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بُدِّلْتُ buddiltu	بُدِّلْتِ buddilti	بُدِّلَتْ buddilat	بُدِّلْتُمَا buddiltumā	بُدِّلَتَا buddilatā	بُدِّلْنَا buddilnā	بُدِّلْتُنَّ buddiltunna	بُدِّلْنَ buddilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَدَّلُ ʔubaddalu	تُبَدَّلُ tubaddalu	يُبَدَّلُ yubaddalu	تُبَدَّلَانِ tubaddalāni	يُبَدَّلَانِ yubaddalāni	نُبَدَّلُ nubaddalu	تُبَدَّلُونَ tubaddalūna	يُبَدَّلُونَ yubaddalūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَدَّلُ ʔubaddalu	تُبَدَّلِينَ tubaddalīna	تُبَدَّلُ tubaddalu	تُبَدَّلَانِ tubaddalāni	تُبَدَّلَانِ tubaddalāni	نُبَدَّلُ nubaddalu	تُبَدَّلْنَ tubaddalna	يُبَدَّلْنَ yubaddalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَدَّلَ ʔubaddala	تُبَدَّلَ tubaddala	يُبَدَّلَ yubaddala	تُبَدَّلَا tubaddalā	يُبَدَّلَا yubaddalā	نُبَدَّلَ nubaddala	تُبَدَّلُوا tubaddalū	يُبَدَّلُوا yubaddalū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَدَّلَ ʔubaddala	تُبَدَّلِي tubaddalī	تُبَدَّلَ tubaddala	تُبَدَّلَا tubaddalā	تُبَدَّلَا tubaddalā	نُبَدَّلَ nubaddala	تُبَدَّلْنَ tubaddalna	يُبَدَّلْنَ yubaddalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَدَّلْ ʔubaddal	تُبَدَّلْ tubaddal	يُبَدَّلْ yubaddal	تُبَدَّلَا tubaddalā	يُبَدَّلَا yubaddalā	نُبَدَّلْ nubaddal	تُبَدَّلُوا tubaddalū	يُبَدَّلُوا yubaddalū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَدَّلْ ʔubaddal	تُبَدَّلِي tubaddalī	تُبَدَّلْ tubaddal	تُبَدَّلَا tubaddalā	تُبَدَّلَا tubaddalā	نُبَدَّلْ nubaddal	تُبَدَّلْنَ tubaddalna	يُبَدَّلْنَ yubaddalna

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 1.3

Noun

بَدْل • (badl) m

verbal noun of بَدَلَ (badala) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun بَدْل (badl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَدْل badl	الْبَدْل al-badl	بَدْل badl
Nominative	بَدْلٌ badlun	الْبَدْلُ al-badlu	بَدْلُ badlu
Accusative	بَدْلًا badlan	الْبَدْلَ al-badla	بَدْلَ badla
Genitive	بَدْلٍ badlin	الْبَدْلِ al-badli	بَدْلِ badli

Etymology 1.4

Noun

بَدَل or بِدْل • (badal or bidl) m (plural أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl))

verbal noun of بَدِلَ (badila) (form I)
compensation
substitution
equivalent
exchange
apposition
requital

Declension

Declension of noun بَدَل (badal)‎; بِدْل (bidl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَدَل‎; بِدْل badal‎; bidl	الْبَدَل‎; الْبِدْل al-badal‎; al-bidl	بَدَل‎; بِدْل badal‎; bidl
Nominative	بَدَلٌ‎; بِدْلٌ badalun‎; bidlun	الْبَدَلُ‎; الْبِدْلُ al-badalu‎; al-bidlu	بَدَلُ‎; بِدْلُ badalu‎; bidlu
Accusative	بَدَلًا‎; بِدْلًا badalan‎; bidlan	الْبَدَلَ‎; الْبِدْلَ al-badala‎; al-bidla	بَدَلَ‎; بِدْلَ badala‎; bidla
Genitive	بَدَلٍ‎; بِدْلٍ badalin‎; bidlin	الْبَدَلِ‎; الْبِدْلِ al-badali‎; al-bidli	بَدَلِ‎; بِدْلِ badali‎; bidli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَدَلَيْن‎; بِدْلَيْن badalayn‎; bidlayn	الْبَدَلَيْن‎; الْبِدْلَيْن al-badalayn‎; al-bidlayn	بَدَلَيْ‎; بِدْلَيْ badalay‎; bidlay
Nominative	بَدَلَانِ‎; بِدْلَانِ badalāni‎; bidlāni	الْبَدَلَانِ‎; الْبِدْلَانِ al-badalāni‎; al-bidlāni	بَدَلَا‎; بِدْلَا badalā‎; bidlā
Accusative	بَدَلَيْنِ‎; بِدْلَيْنِ badalayni‎; bidlayni	الْبَدَلَيْنِ‎; الْبِدْلَيْنِ al-badalayni‎; al-bidlayni	بَدَلَيْ‎; بِدْلَيْ badalay‎; bidlay
Genitive	بَدَلَيْنِ‎; بِدْلَيْنِ badalayni‎; bidlayni	الْبَدَلَيْنِ‎; الْبِدْلَيْنِ al-badalayni‎; al-bidlayni	بَدَلَيْ‎; بِدْلَيْ badalay‎; bidlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْدَال ʔabdāl	الْأَبْدَال al-ʔabdāl	أَبْدَال ʔabdāl
Nominative	أَبْدَالٌ ʔabdālun	الْأَبْدَالُ al-ʔabdālu	أَبْدَالُ ʔabdālu
Accusative	أَبْدَالًا ʔabdālan	الْأَبْدَالَ al-ʔabdāla	أَبْدَالَ ʔabdāla
Genitive	أَبْدَالٍ ʔabdālin	الْأَبْدَالِ al-ʔabdāli	أَبْدَالِ ʔabdāli

Descendants

→ Bengali: বদলে (bodole)
→ Malayalam: ബദൽ (badal)
→ Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਬਦਲ (badal)
- Shahmukhi script: بدل (badal)
→ Tamil: பதில் (patil)
→ Swahili: badili
→ Telugu: బదులు (badulu)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 1.5

Adjective

بَدَل • (badal) (masculine plural أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl))

generous, magnanimous

Declension

Declension of adjective بَدَل (badal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَدَل badal	الْبَدَل al-badal	بَدَلَة badala	الْبَدَلَة al-badala
Nominative	بَدَلٌ badalun	الْبَدَلُ al-badalu	بَدَلَةٌ badalatun	الْبَدَلَةُ al-badalatu
Accusative	بَدَلًا badalan	الْبَدَلَ al-badala	بَدَلَةً badalatan	الْبَدَلَةَ al-badalata
Genitive	بَدَلٍ badalin	الْبَدَلِ al-badali	بَدَلَةٍ badalatin	الْبَدَلَةِ al-badalati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَدَلَيْن badalayn	الْبَدَلَيْن al-badalayn	بَدَلَتَيْن badalatayn	الْبَدَلَتَيْن al-badalatayn
Nominative	بَدَلَانِ badalāni	الْبَدَلَانِ al-badalāni	بَدَلَتَانِ badalatāni	الْبَدَلَتَانِ al-badalatāni
Accusative	بَدَلَيْنِ badalayni	الْبَدَلَيْنِ al-badalayni	بَدَلَتَيْنِ badalatayni	الْبَدَلَتَيْنِ al-badalatayni
Genitive	بَدَلَيْنِ badalayni	الْبَدَلَيْنِ al-badalayni	بَدَلَتَيْنِ badalatayni	الْبَدَلَتَيْنِ al-badalatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَبْدَال ʔabdāl	الْأَبْدَال al-ʔabdāl	بَدَلَات badalāt	الْبَدَلَات al-badalāt
Nominative	أَبْدَالٌ ʔabdālun	الْأَبْدَالُ al-ʔabdālu	بَدَلَاتٌ badalātun	الْبَدَلَاتُ al-badalātu
Accusative	أَبْدَالًا ʔabdālan	الْأَبْدَالَ al-ʔabdāla	بَدَلَاتٍ badalātin	الْبَدَلَاتِ al-badalāti
Genitive	أَبْدَالٍ ʔabdālin	الْأَبْدَالِ al-ʔabdāli	بَدَلَاتٍ badalātin	الْبَدَلَاتِ al-badalāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 1.6

Preposition

بَدَلَ • (badala)

in exchange for, in compensation for, in lieu of, instead of

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					بَدَلَ (badala)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	بَدَلِي (badalī)		بَدَلَنَا (badalanā)
Second person	بَدَلَكَ (badalaka)	بَدَلَكِ (badalaki)	بَدَلَكُمَا (badalakumā)	بَدَلَكُمْ (badalakum)	بَدَلَكُنَّ (badalakunna)
Third person	بَدَلَهُ (badalahu)	بَدَلَهَا (badalahā)	بَدَلَهُمَا (badalahumā)	بَدَلَهُمْ (badalahum)	بَدَلَهُنَّ (badalahunna)

Etymology 2.1

Verb

بَدِلَ • (badila) I (non-past يَبْدَلُ (yabdalu), verbal noun بَدَل (badal))

to have pain in the hands and joints

Conjugation

Conjugation of بَدِلَ (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive, verbal noun بَدَل)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					بَدَل badal
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					بَدِل badil
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَدِلْتُ badiltu	بَدِلْتَ badilta	بَدِلَ badila	بَدِلْتُمَا badiltumā	بَدِلَا badilā	بَدِلْنَا badilnā	بَدِلْتُمْ badiltum	بَدِلُوا badilū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بَدِلْتُ badiltu	بَدِلْتِ badilti	بَدِلَتْ badilat	بَدِلْتُمَا badiltumā	بَدِلَتَا badilatā	بَدِلْنَا badilnā	بَدِلْتُنَّ badiltunna	بَدِلْنَ badilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبْدَلُ ʔabdalu	تَبْدَلُ tabdalu	يَبْدَلُ yabdalu	تَبْدَلَانِ tabdalāni	يَبْدَلَانِ yabdalāni	نَبْدَلُ nabdalu	تَبْدَلُونَ tabdalūna	يَبْدَلُونَ yabdalūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَبْدَلُ ʔabdalu	تَبْدَلِينَ tabdalīna	تَبْدَلُ tabdalu	تَبْدَلَانِ tabdalāni	تَبْدَلَانِ tabdalāni	نَبْدَلُ nabdalu	تَبْدَلْنَ tabdalna	يَبْدَلْنَ yabdalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبْدَلَ ʔabdala	تَبْدَلَ tabdala	يَبْدَلَ yabdala	تَبْدَلَا tabdalā	يَبْدَلَا yabdalā	نَبْدَلَ nabdala	تَبْدَلُوا tabdalū	يَبْدَلُوا yabdalū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَبْدَلَ ʔabdala	تَبْدَلِي tabdalī	تَبْدَلَ tabdala	تَبْدَلَا tabdalā	تَبْدَلَا tabdalā	نَبْدَلَ nabdala	تَبْدَلْنَ tabdalna	يَبْدَلْنَ yabdalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبْدَلْ ʔabdal	تَبْدَلْ tabdal	يَبْدَلْ yabdal	تَبْدَلَا tabdalā	يَبْدَلَا yabdalā	نَبْدَلْ nabdal	تَبْدَلُوا tabdalū	يَبْدَلُوا yabdalū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَبْدَلْ ʔabdal	تَبْدَلِي tabdalī	تَبْدَلْ tabdal	تَبْدَلَا tabdalā	تَبْدَلَا tabdalā	نَبْدَلْ nabdal	تَبْدَلْنَ tabdalna	يَبْدَلْنَ yabdalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِبْدَلْ ibdal		اِبْدَلَا ibdalā			اِبْدَلُوا ibdalū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِبْدَلِي ibdalī		اِبْدَلَا ibdalā			اِبْدَلْنَ ibdalna

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2.2

Noun

بَدَل • (badal) m

gout in the hand

Declension

Declension of noun بَدَل (badal)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَدَل badal	الْبَدَل al-badal	بَدَل badal
Nominative	بَدَلٌ badalun	الْبَدَلُ al-badalu	بَدَلُ badalu
Accusative	بَدَلًا badalan	الْبَدَلَ al-badala	بَدَلَ badala
Genitive	بَدَلٍ badalin	الْبَدَلِ al-badali	بَدَلِ badali

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2.3

Adjective

بَدِل • (badil)

gouty

Declension

Declension of adjective بَدِل (badil)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَدِل badil	الْبَدِل al-badil	بَدِلَة badila	الْبَدِلَة al-badila
Nominative	بَدِلٌ badilun	الْبَدِلُ al-badilu	بَدِلَةٌ badilatun	الْبَدِلَةُ al-badilatu
Accusative	بَدِلًا badilan	الْبَدِلَ al-badila	بَدِلَةً badilatan	الْبَدِلَةَ al-badilata
Genitive	بَدِلٍ badilin	الْبَدِلِ al-badili	بَدِلَةٍ badilatin	الْبَدِلَةِ al-badilati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَدِلَيْن badilayn	الْبَدِلَيْن al-badilayn	بَدِلَتَيْن badilatayn	الْبَدِلَتَيْن al-badilatayn
Nominative	بَدِلَانِ badilāni	الْبَدِلَانِ al-badilāni	بَدِلَتَانِ badilatāni	الْبَدِلَتَانِ al-badilatāni
Accusative	بَدِلَيْنِ badilayni	الْبَدِلَيْنِ al-badilayni	بَدِلَتَيْنِ badilatayni	الْبَدِلَتَيْنِ al-badilatayni
Genitive	بَدِلَيْنِ badilayni	الْبَدِلَيْنِ al-badilayni	بَدِلَتَيْنِ badilatayni	الْبَدِلَتَيْنِ al-badilatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	بَدِلَات badilāt	الْبَدِلَات al-badilāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	بَدِلَاتٌ badilātun	الْبَدِلَاتُ al-badilātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	بَدِلَاتٍ badilātin	الْبَدِلَاتِ al-badilāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	بَدِلَاتٍ badilātin	الْبَدِلَاتِ al-badilāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Old Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala)

Old Hindi بَدَل (bdl)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala), from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala).^[1]

Noun

بدل (bdl /badal/) m ^[2]

cloud
- c. 1434, Fakhruddin Nizami, Kadam Rao Padam Rao‎, page 73:
  عَلَم گاڑھ گَھَن سُور چل سَر اُچآؤ
  طبل ڈھول برغُوں بَدَل توں بجآؤ
  'lm gaṛh ghn svr cl sr acāv
  t̤bl ḍhvl brġvṉ bdl tvṉ bjāv
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

Hindustani: bādal
Hindi: बादल

Urdu: بادَل

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vārdala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 674
^ “بدل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic بَدَل (badal).

Noun

بدل • (bedel)

price
بدلی نعدر ― bedeli nedir ― how much? (literally, “what is the price?”)

Related terms

بدلاً (bedelen)

Descendants

Turkish: bedel

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَدَل (badal).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	baḏal
Dari reading^?	badal
Iranian reading^?	badal
Tajik reading^?	badal

Noun

بدل • (badal) (plural بدل‌ها (badal-hâ))

Derived terms

بدلکار (badalkâr)
بدلی (badali)
بی‌بدل (bi-badal)

Punjabi

Western Panjabi Wikipedia has an article on:

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala)

Punjabi بَدَّل (baddal)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala), from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala). Cognate with Hindustani बादल / بادَل (bādal).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /bəd̪.d̪əɭᵊ/, /bəd̪.d̪əlᵊ/

Noun

بَدَّࣇ • (baddaḷ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੱਦਲ਼)

cloud

Declension

Declension of بدل
dir. sg.	بَدَّل (baddal)
dir. pl.	بَدَّل (baddal)
	singular	plural
direct	بَدَّل (baddal)	بَدَّل (baddal)
oblique	بَدَّل (baddal)	بَدَّلاں (baddalāṉ)
vocative	بَدَّلا (baddalā)	بَدَّلو (baddalo)
ablative	بَدَّلوں (baddaloṉ)	بَدَّلاں (baddalāṉ)
locative	بَدَّلے (baddale)	بَدَّلِیں (baddalīṉ)
instrumental	بَدَّلوں (baddaloṉ)	–

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala). Compare Urdu بادَل (bādal).

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /bəd̪.d̪ʊl/

Noun

بَدُّل (baddul) m (Devanagari बद्दुल, Multani 𑊝𑊘𑊘𑊂𑊣)

cloud

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /bəd̪.d̪əl/

Noun

بَدَّل (baddal) m (Devanagari बद्दल, Multani 𑊝𑊘𑊘𑊣)

clouds

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب د ل
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَدَّلَ (baddala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bad.dal/,
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

بدّل • (baddal) II (present ببدّل (bibaddel))

to exchange
بدّي ابدّل ه القميص ب نمرة ازغر.
biddi abaddel hal-ʔamīṣ bi-numra azḡar.
I want to exchange this shirt for a smaller size.

Conjugation

Conjugation of بدّل (baddal)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	بدّلت (baddalt)	بدّلت (baddalt)	بدّل (baddal)	بدّلنا (baddalna)	بدّلتو (baddaltu)	بدّلو (baddalu)
past	f	بدّلت (baddalt)	بدّلتي (baddalti)	بدّلت (baddalat)	بدّلنا (baddalna)	بدّلتو (baddaltu)	بدّلو (baddalu)
present	m	ببدّل (babaddel)	بتبدّل (bitbaddel)	ببدّل (bibaddel)	منبدّل (minbaddel)	بتبدّلو (bitbaddlu)	ببدّلو (bibaddlu)
present	f	ببدّل (babaddel)	بتبدّلي (bitbaddli)	بتبدّل (bitbaddel)	منبدّل (minbaddel)	بتبدّلو (bitbaddlu)	ببدّلو (bibaddlu)
subjunctive	m	ابدّل (abaddel)	تبدّل (tbaddel)	يبدّل (ybaddel)	نبدّل (nbaddel)	تبدّلو (tbaddlu)	يبدّلو (ybaddlu)
subjunctive	f	ابدّل (abaddel)	تبدّلي (tbaddli)	تبدّل (tbaddel)	نبدّل (nbaddel)	تبدّلو (tbaddlu)	يبدّلو (ybaddlu)
imperative	m		بدّل (baddel)			بدّلو (baddlu)
imperative	f		بدّلي (baddli)			بدّلو (baddlu)

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَدَلَ (badala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.dal/,
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Preposition

بدل • (badal)

instead of
بعتقد إنّه أحسن لك تختار هالسيّارة بدل التاني.
baʕtaʔed ʔinno ʔaḥsan-lak tiḵtār hās-sayyāra badal it-tāni
I think it would be better for you to choose this car over the other one.

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vārdala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 674

[2] “بدل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

[1]

[2]

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Verb

Conjugation

References

Etymology 1.2

Verb

Conjugation

References

Etymology 1.3

Noun

Declension

Etymology 1.4

Noun

Declension

Descendants

References

Etymology 1.5

Adjective

Declension

References

Etymology 1.6

Preposition

Inflection

Etymology 2.1

Verb

Conjugation

References

Etymology 2.2

Noun

Declension

References

Etymology 2.3

Adjective

Declension

References

Old Hindi

Etymology

Noun

Descendants

References

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Noun

Related terms

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Punjabi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Further reading

Saraiki

Etymology

Pronunciation 1

Noun

Pronunciation 2

Noun

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Preposition

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia