See also: دلیل

Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
د ل ل (d l l)
9 terms

Compare دَلَّ (dalla, to show, to indicate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /da.liːl/
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Noun

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دَلِيل (dalīlm (plural أَدِلَّة (ʔadilla))

  1. sign, indication, proof, demonstration, evidence, argument
    • Al-Mutanabbi
      وَلَيْسَ يَصِحُّ فِي الْأَفْهَامِ شَيْءٌ / إِذَا ٱحْتَاجَ النَّهَارُ إِلَى دَلِيلِ
      walaysa yaṣiḥḥu fī l-ʔafhāmi šayʔun / ʔiḏā ḥtāja n-nahāru ʔilā dalīli
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. syllogism
  3. road sign
  4. road, street
  5. guidebook
  6. index (alphabetical listing)

Declension

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Noun

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دَلِيل (dalīlm (plural أَدِلَّاء (ʔadillāʔ) or أَدِلَّة (ʔadilla))

  1. director
  2. guide
  3. indicator (person who indicates)
  4. discoverer

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