عَوْل
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Most common words from the same root
عَائِل in English
Adjective
- poor (with no or few possessions or money)
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَى وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَى وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَى Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)? Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)? Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)? 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 93:6-8
- breadwinner, a provider (for a family)
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of the verb عَالَ (ʕāla, “to support (a family)”)
Words from the root ع-و-ل
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عَالَ
· present يَعُولُ
Form I · The plain action
to provide for, to sustain; to impoverish, to pauperize; to be poor or needy
عَائِل in a sentence
Dictionary examples
poor
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَى وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَى وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَى Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)? Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)? Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)? 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 93:6-8
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