ذيل

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ذ ي ل (ḏ-y-l), an augment of the root ذ ل ل (ḏ-l-l), meaning "to be low", "to be in low-esteem". The sense of "a shelter or protection" stems from the use of this root to describe weaker tribes that needed the support of stronger allies; contrasted with و ل ي (w-l-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðajl/
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Noun

ذَيْل (ḏaylm (plural ذُيُول (ḏuyūl) or أَذْيُل (ʔaḏyul) or أَذْيَال (ʔaḏyāl))

  1. lower part of a thing, touching the ground
  2. tail
    Synonym: ذَنَب (ḏanab)
  3. skirt, hem, train, trail
  4. fringes
  5. appendix, supplement, postscript
  6. lower margin of a book
  7. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) shelter, protection

Declension

References

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَيْل (ḏayl).

Pronunciation

Noun

ذيل (dēl or ḏēlm (dual ذيلين (dēlēn), plural ذيول (diyūl))

  1. tail
  2. lower part of a thing, touching the ground