عال
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عال¹
- /ʕaː.la/
verb عَالَ · ʕāla · يَعُولُ · عَوْل · عَائِل
- to provide for, to sustain
- to impoverish, to pauperize
- to be poor or needy
- to be burdensome
- to be bothersome, to be troublesome
- to be dominant
- to be intense or severe
عال²
- /ʕaː.la/
verb عَالَ · ʕāla · يَعِيلُ · عَيْلَة · عَيْل
- to be poor أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَى وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
عال³
- /ʕaːl.la/
verb عَالَّ · ʕālla · يُعَالُّ · عِلَال · مُعَالَّة
- to engage in milking constantly, to milk morning, noon, and night, to milk before an udder is at full capacity or has had time to recover
عال⁴
- /ʕaː.lin/
Where it comes from
Derived from the active participle of the verb form I from the root ع ل ي (ʕ l y).
adjective عَالٍ · ʕālin · ʕālī · ʕāliya · ʕālūn · ʕāliyāt
- active participle of عَلَا (ʕalā) or active participle of عَلِيَ (ʕaliya).
- high
- exalted, lofty, excellent
Similar: عَلِيّ
noun عَالٍ · ʕālin · عَالِي · الْعَالِي
- The upper part of something فَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَالِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّنْ سِجِّيلٍ مَّنْضُودٍ
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: عَلِيّ
In English
Talk about this word "عال." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. عال. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84 "عال." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84.Cite this
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title = {عال},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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