ظَلّ
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Also written ظل: ظِلّ (shadow)
Highlights
Present tense
يَظَلُّ
Verbal nouns
ظَلّ، ظُلُول
Active participle
ظَالّ
Passive participle
مَظْلُول
Most common words from the same root
ظَلَّ in English
Verb · Form I
- to remain, to persist, to maintain
ظَلَّ صَامِتًاHe remained silent.ظَلَّ عَلَى مَوْقِفِهِHe maintained his point of view. [= stayed in the place he was standing]
- to keep doing, to do constantly, to persist in, to remain
يَظَلُّ يَتْبَعُهَاHe keeps following her.ظَلُّوا جَالِسِينَThey remained sitting.
Words from the root ظ-ل-ل
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ظَلَّ
· present يَظَلُّ
Form I · The plain action
to remain, to persist, to maintain; to keep doing, to do constantly, to persist in, to remain
ظُلُول
ظَالّ
مَظْلُول
ظَلِيل
shady
ظَلَّلَ
· present يُظَلِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to shade, to cast a shadow; to overshadow; to screen, shelter, protect
تَظْلِيل
مُظَلِّل
مُظَلَّل
shadow
مَظَلَّة
umbrella
ظَلَّ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | ظَلِلْتُ | أَظَلُّ | أَظَلَّ | أَظَلَّ / أَظَلِّ / أَظْلَلْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | ظَلِلْتَ | تَظَلُّ | تَظَلَّ | تَظَلَّ / تَظَلِّ / تَظْلَلْ | ظَلَّ / ظَلِّ / اِظْلَلْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | ظَلِلْتِ | تَظَلِّينَ | تَظَلِّي | تَظَلِّي | ظَلِّي |
| هُوَ he | ظَلَّ | يَظَلُّ | يَظَلَّ | يَظَلَّ / يَظَلِّ / يَظْلَلْ | — |
| هِيَ she | ظَلَّتْ | تَظَلُّ | تَظَلَّ | تَظَلَّ / تَظَلِّ / تَظْلَلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | ظَلِلْتُمَا | تَظَلَّانِ | تَظَلَّا | تَظَلَّا | ظَلَّا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | ظَلَّا | يَظَلَّانِ | يَظَلَّا | يَظَلَّا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | ظَلَّتَا | تَظَلَّانِ | تَظَلَّا | تَظَلَّا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | ظَلِلْنَا | نَظَلُّ | نَظَلَّ | نَظَلَّ / نَظَلِّ / نَظْلَلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | ظَلِلْتُمْ | تَظَلُّونَ | تَظَلُّوا | تَظَلُّوا | ظَلُّوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | ظَلِلْتُنَّ | تَظْلَلْنَ | تَظْلَلْنَ | تَظْلَلْنَ | اِظْلَلْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | ظَلُّوا | يَظَلُّونَ | يَظَلُّوا | يَظَلُّوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | ظَلِلْنَ | يَظْلَلْنَ | يَظْلَلْنَ | يَظْلَلْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | ظَلّ، ظُلُول |
|---|---|
| Active participle | ظَالّ |
| Passive participle | مَظْلُول |
ظَلَّ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to remain
ظَلَّ صَامِتًاHe remained silent.
to remain
ظَلَّ عَلَى مَوْقِفِهِHe maintained his point of view. [= stayed in the place he was standing]
to keep doing
يَظَلُّ يَتْبَعُهَاHe keeps following her.
to keep doing
ظَلُّوا جَالِسِينَThey remained sitting.
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