عليل

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Arabic

Root
ع ل ل (ʕ-l-l)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb اِعْتَلَّ (iʕtalla, to become defective).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عَلِيل (ʕalīl) (feminine عَلِيلَة (ʕalīla) or عَلِيل (ʕalīl), masculine plural عَلِيلُونَ (ʕalīlūna) or أَعِلَّاء (ʔaʕillāʔ), feminine plural عَلِيلَات (ʕalīlāt) or عَلَائِل (ʕalāʔil))

  1. sick, ill, diseased, morbid
  2. soft, light (of a wind)

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: əlil
  • Persian: علیل
  • Ottoman Turkish: علیل (alîl)