ضَآلَة
scantiness
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Highlights
Feminine
ضَئِيلَة
Masculine plural
ضِئَال، ضَئِيلُون، ضُؤَلَاء
Feminine plural
ضَئِيلَات، ضِئَال
Elative
أَضْأَل
more / most …
ضَئِيل in English
Adjective
- small in body, lean, slender
- meager, sparse, scarce, inadequate, deficient
Word origin
فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb ضَؤُلَ (ḍaʔula).
Words from the root ض-ء-ل
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ضَؤُلَ
· present يَضْؤُلُ
Form I · The plain action
to be small, tiny, little, scanty, meagre, slight, sparse, feeble, faint, thin; to diminish, to dwindle, to wane, to decline, to shrink, to decrease
small in body
تَضَاءَلَ
· present يَتَضَاءَلُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to be small, tiny, little, scanty, meagre, slight, sparse, feeble, faint, thin; to diminish, to dwindle, to wane, to decline, to shrink, to decrease
تَضَاؤُل
مُتَضَائِل
waning
مُتَضَاءَل
ضَئِيل: plural and other forms
| Singular | ضَئِيل |
|---|---|
| Feminine | ضَئِيلَة |
| Masculine plural | ضِئَال، ضَئِيلُون، ضُؤَلَاء |
| Feminine plural | ضَئِيلَات، ضِئَال |
| Elative (more / most) | أَضْأَل |
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