ظل

العربية

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ظل^¹

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣ill- (“shadow”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒄑𒈪 (ṣillum), Ugaritic 𐎑𐎍 (ẓl) and Biblical Hebrew צל (ṣel).

noun ظِلّ · ẓill · ظِلَال · ظُلُول · أَظْلَال

shadow, shade
reflection
shady garden
paradise
protection, help, assistance
dark cloud
darkness
night
phantom, specter
cover, lid, scabbard
shape, figure, person
the Sultan (as shadow of God on Earth)
greatness, sublimity, distinction, eminence, rareness
power, night
colors of the day, shades of color, bloom of youth
heat of summer
fringe, hairy side of a cloth
hue
trace
tangent (symbol: ظا, ظل)

ظل^²

verb يَظَلُّ · ظَلَّ · ẓalla · ظَلِلْتُ · ظَلّ · ظُلُول

copulative to remain, to persist, to maintain ظَلَّ صَامِتًا
to keep doing, to do constantly, to persist in, to remain يَظَلُّ يَتْبَعُهَا

ظل^³

noun ظَلّ · ẓall · الظَّلّ · ظَلٌّ

noun from verb verbal noun of ظَلَّ (ẓalla) (form I)

In English

shadow dark image projected onto a surface
shade darkness where light is blocked

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ظل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B8%D9%84

Chicago

"ظل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B8%D9%84.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ظل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B8%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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