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دَلِيل

director

Noun · masculineRoot د-ل-ل

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Also written دليل: دَلِيل (sign)

Highlights

Plural
أَدِلَّاء
Other plural
أَدِلَّة

Most common words from the same root

Noun
sign
Verb · Form I
to show
Noun
دَلَالَة
indication
Verb · Form II
دَلَّلَ
to pamper

دَلِيل in English

Noun · masculine

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

Word origin

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

Words from the root د-ل-ل

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

دَلَّ · present يَدُلُّ

to show, to indicate, to direct; [+ على] to be evidence of, to be proof of, to attest to, to demonstrate, to establish, to substantiate; [+ على] to denote, to designate, to signify, to suggest

دَلَالَة
Verbal noun
indication
دَلَالَة
Verbal noun
trade or fee of a guide
دَلَال
Verbal noun
coquetry
دَالّ
Active participle
مَدْلُول
Passive participle
Derived noun
sign
Derived noun
director
دَلَّلَ · present يُدَلِّلُ

to pamper, to treat kindly, to caress

تَدْلِيل
Verbal noun
مُدَلِّل
Active participle
مُدَلَّل
Passive participle
اِسْتَدَلَّ · present يَسْتَدِلُّ

to try to determine, to seek information; to conclude, to infer; to corroborate, to demonstrate

اِسْتِدْلَال
Verbal noun
inferring
مُسْتَدِلّ
Active participle
مُسْتَدَلّ
Passive participle
دَالَّة
Noun · f.
closeness

دَلِيل: plural and other forms

Singularدَلِيل
Pluralأَدِلَّاء
Alternative pluralsأَدِلَّة

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