ذل

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ذل¹

verb ذَلَّ · ḏalla · يَذِلُّ · ذُلّ · ذِلّ · ذِلَّة

  1. to be low, to be humble

ذل²

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Verbal noun of ذَلَّ (ḏalla).

noun ذُلّ · ḏull · الذُّلّ · ذُلٌّ

  1. lowness, baseness, vileness, abjectness, meanness, paltriness, contemptibleness, despicableness, ignominiousness, ingloriousness, abasement, humiliation, weakness

ذل³

noun ذِلّ · ḏill · الذِّلّ · ذِلٌّ

  1. easiness, tractableness, submissiveness, manageableness
  2. gentleness, mercy
  3. the beaten track, part of a road that is well-trodden and even

In English

  • abase to lower so as to cause pain or hurt feelings
  • abasement the act of abasing
  • hazing humiliating initiation practices

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ذل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B0%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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