وعل
العربية
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وعل
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *waʕil-. The verb derives from the animal-name through the ideas of “ascending”, "to climb”, “to seek refuge in the mountains”, “to escape”, especially by climbing out of reach.
verb وَعَلَ · waʕala · يَعِلُ · وَعْل · وَاعِل
- to tower, to stand high
- to be of high rank
- to overtop
noun وَعِل · وَعْل · waʕil · waʕl · أَوْعَال · وُعُول
- wild goat (Capra)
- antelope, ibex
noun وَعْل · waʕl · أَوْعَال · وُعُول · الْوَعْل
- refuge, asylum, redoubt, place of escape
- eminent man, one able to provide sanctuary, a rescuer
noun وَعِل · وَعْل · waʕil · waʕl · وِعْلَان · أَوْعَال
- name of the tenth lunar calendar month in Arabian paganism, called شَوَّال (šawwāl) in Islam
In English
Talk about this word "وعل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%84. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. وعل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%84 "وعل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%84.Cite this
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title = {وعل},
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year = {2026},
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