ذيل

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ذيل^¹

verb ذَيَّلَ · ḏayyala · يُذَيِّلُ · تَذْيِيل · مُذَيِّل

to furnish with an appendix, to add a supplement, to provide [+direct object] at the end with [+بِ (object)], to extend
to have a sequel or aftereffect، to not end, to continue

ذيل^²

/ðajl/

Where it comes from

From the root ذ ي ل (ḏ y l), an augment of the root ذ ل ل (ḏ l l), meaning "to be low", "to be in low-esteem". The sense of "a shelter or protection" stems from the use of this root to describe weaker tribes that needed the support of stronger allies; contrasted with و ل ي (w l y).

noun ذَيْل · ḏayl · ذُيُول · أَذْيُل · أَذْيَال

lower part of a thing, touching the ground
tail
Similar: ذَنَب
skirt, hem, train, trail
fringes
appendix, supplement, postscript
lower margin of a book
shelter, protection

In English

train the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground
tail appendage of an animal — see also dock

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ذيل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B0%D9%8A%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

ذيل