عليل

العربية

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عليل

/ʕa.liːl/

Rhymes with -iːl

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb اِعْتَلَّ (iʕtalla, “to become defective”).

adjective عَلِيل · ʕalīl · عَلِيلَة · عَلِيلُون · أَعِلَّاء

sick, ill, diseased, morbid
soft, light (of a wind)

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"عليل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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عليل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84

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"عليل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عليل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}