ضال

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ل ل‎ (ḍ-l-l).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˁaːll/

Adjective

ضَالّ • (ḍāll) (masculine plural ضَوَالّ‎ (ḍawāll) or ضُلَّال‎ (ḍullāl) or ضَالُّون‎ (ḍāllūn))

straying; roaming; astray; lost

Declension

Declension of adjective ضَالّ (ḍāll)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَالّ ḍāll	الضَّالّ‎ aḍ-ḍāll	ضَالَّة‎ ḍālla	الضَّالَّة‎ aḍ-ḍālla
Nominative	ضَالٌّ ḍāllun	الضَّالُّ‎ aḍ-ḍāllu	ضَالَّةٌ‎ ḍāllatun	الضَّالَّةُ‎ aḍ-ḍāllatu
Accusative	ضَالًّا‎ ḍāllan	الضَّالَّ‎ aḍ-ḍālla	ضَالَّةً‎ ḍāllatan	الضَّالَّةَ‎ aḍ-ḍāllata
Genitive	ضَالٍّ ḍāllin	الضَّالِّ‎ aḍ-ḍālli	ضَالَّةٍ‎ ḍāllatin	الضَّالَّةِ‎ aḍ-ḍāllati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَالَّيْن‎ ḍāllayn	الضَّالَّيْن‎ aḍ-ḍāllayn	ضَالَّتَيْن‎ ḍāllatayn	الضَّالَّتَيْن‎ aḍ-ḍāllatayn
Nominative	ضَالَّانِ‎ ḍāllāni	الضَّالَّانِ‎ aḍ-ḍāllāni	ضَالَّتَانِ‎ ḍāllatāni	الضَّالَّتَانِ‎ aḍ-ḍāllatāni
Accusative	ضَالَّيْنِ‎ ḍāllayni	الضَّالَّيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍāllayni	ضَالَّتَيْنِ‎ ḍāllatayni	الضَّالَّتَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍāllatayni
Genitive	ضَالَّيْنِ‎ ḍāllayni	الضَّالَّيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍāllayni	ضَالَّتَيْنِ‎ ḍāllatayni	الضَّالَّتَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍāllatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَوَالّ‎‎; ضُلَّال‎‎; ضَالِّين‎ ḍawāll‎; ḍullāl‎; ḍāllīn	الضَّوَالّ‎‎; الضُّلَّال‎‎; الضَّالِّين‎ aḍ-ḍawāll‎; aḍ-ḍullāl‎; aḍ-ḍāllīn	ضَالَّات‎ ḍāllāt	الضَّالَّات‎ aḍ-ḍāllāt
Nominative	ضَوَالُّ‎‎; ضُلَّالٌ‎‎; ضَالُّونَ‎ ḍawāllu‎; ḍullālun‎; ḍāllūna	الضَّوَالُّ‎‎; الضُّلَّالُ‎‎; الضَّالُّونَ‎ aḍ-ḍawāllu‎; aḍ-ḍullālu‎; aḍ-ḍāllūna	ضَالَّاتٌ‎ ḍāllātun	الضَّالَّاتُ‎ aḍ-ḍāllātu
Accusative	ضَوَالَّ‎‎; ضُلَّالًا‎‎; ضَالِّينَ‎ ḍawālla‎; ḍullālan‎; ḍāllīna	الضَّوَالَّ‎‎; الضُّلَّالَ‎‎; الضَّالِّينَ‎ aḍ-ḍawālla‎; aḍ-ḍullāla‎; aḍ-ḍāllīna	ضَالَّاتٍ‎ ḍāllātin	الضَّالَّاتِ‎ aḍ-ḍāllāti
Genitive	ضَوَالَّ‎‎; ضُلَّالٍ‎‎; ضَالِّينَ‎ ḍawālla‎; ḍullālin‎; ḍāllīna	الضَّوَالِّ‎‎; الضُّلَّالِ‎‎; الضَّالِّينَ‎ aḍ-ḍawālli‎; aḍ-ḍullāli‎; aḍ-ḍāllīna	ضَالَّاتٍ‎ ḍāllātin	الضَّالَّاتِ‎ aḍ-ḍāllāti

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “ضل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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