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ظل
ظل
See also: طل
Arabic
Noun
ظِلّ • (ẓill) m (plural ظِلَال (ẓilāl) or ظُلُول (ẓulūl) or أَظْلَال (ʾaẓlāl))
- shadow, shade
- 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
- (geometry) tangent
- hue
- trace
Declension
Declension of noun ظِلّ (ẓill)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ظِلّ ẓill |
الظِّلّ aẓ-ẓill |
ظِلّ ẓill |
| Nominative | ظِلٌّ ẓillun |
الظِّلُّ aẓ-ẓillu |
ظِلُّ ẓillu |
| Accusative | ظِلًّا ẓillan |
الظِّلَّ aẓ-ẓilla |
ظِلَّ ẓilla |
| Genitive | ظِلٍّ ẓillin |
الظِّلِّ aẓ-ẓilli |
ظِلِّ ẓilli |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | ظِلَّيْن ẓillayn |
الظِّلَّيْن aẓ-ẓillayn |
ظِلَّيْ ẓillay |
| Nominative | ظِلَّانِ ẓillāni |
الظِّلَّانِ aẓ-ẓillāni |
ظِلَّا ẓillā |
| Accusative | ظِلَّيْنِ ẓillayni |
الظِّلَّيْنِ aẓ-ẓillayni |
ظِلَّيْ ẓillay |
| Genitive | ظِلَّيْنِ ẓillayni |
الظِّلَّيْنِ aẓ-ẓillayni |
ظِلَّيْ ẓillay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ظِلَال; ظُلُول; أَظْلَال ẓilāl; ẓulūl; ʾaẓlāl |
الظِّلَال; الظُّلُول; الْأَظْلَال aẓ-ẓilāl; aẓ-ẓulūl; al-ʾaẓlāl |
ظِلَال; ظُلُول; أَظْلَال ẓilāl; ẓulūl; ʾaẓlāl |
| Nominative | ظِلَالٌ; ظُلُولٌ; أَظْلَالٌ ẓilālun; ẓulūlun; ʾaẓlālun |
الظِّلَالُ; الظُّلُولُ; الْأَظْلَالُ aẓ-ẓilālu; aẓ-ẓulūlu; al-ʾaẓlālu |
ظِلَالُ; ظُلُولُ; أَظْلَالُ ẓilālu; ẓulūlu; ʾaẓlālu |
| Accusative | ظِلَالًا; ظُلُولًا; أَظْلَالًا ẓilālan; ẓulūlan; ʾaẓlālan |
الظِّلَالَ; الظُّلُولَ; الْأَظْلَالَ aẓ-ẓilāla; aẓ-ẓulūla; al-ʾaẓlāla |
ظِلَالَ; ظُلُولَ; أَظْلَالَ ẓilāla; ẓulūla; ʾaẓlāla |
| Genitive | ظِلَالٍ; ظُلُولٍ; أَظْلَالٍ ẓilālin; ẓulūlin; ʾaẓlālin |
الظِّلَالِ; الظُّلُولِ; الْأَظْلَالِ aẓ-ẓilāli; aẓ-ẓulūli; al-ʾaẓlāli |
ظِلَالِ; ظُلُولِ; أَظْلَالِ ẓilāli; ẓulūli; ʾaẓlāli |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ظل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ظل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4
Etymology 2
Verb
ظَلَّ • (ẓalla) I, non-past يَظَلُّ (yaẓallu)
- (copulative) to remain, to persist, to maintain
- ظَلَّ صَامِتًا
- ẓalla ṣāmitan
- he remained silent
- ظَلَّ عَلَى مَوْقِفِهِ
- ẓalla ʿalā mawqifihi
- he maintained his point of view [= stayed in the place he was standing]
- ظَلَّ صَامِتًا
- to keep doing, to do constantly, to persist in, to remain [+participle or imperfect = doing]
- يَظَلُّ يَتْبَعُهَا
- yaẓallu yatbaʿuhā
- he keeps following her
- ظَلُّ جَالِسِينَ
- ẓallu jālisīna
- they remained sitting
- يَظَلُّ يَتْبَعُهَا
Conjugation
Conjugation of
ظَلَّ
(form-I geminate, verbal nouns ظَلّ or ظُلُول)| verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
ظَلّ or ظُلُول
ẓall or ẓulūl |
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
ظَالّ
ẓāll |
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| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَظْلُول
maẓlūl |
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| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
ẓaliltu |
ẓalilta |
ظَلَّ
ẓalla |
ظَلِلْتُمَا
ẓaliltumā |
ظَلَّا
ẓallā |
ẓalilnā |
ẓaliltum |
ẓallū |
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| f |
ẓalilti |
ẓallat |
ظَلَّتَا
ẓallatā |
ẓaliltunna |
ẓalilna |
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| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾaẓallu |
taẓallu |
yaẓallu |
تَظَلَّانِ
taẓallāni |
يَظَلَّانِ
yaẓallāni |
naẓallu |
taẓallūna |
yaẓallūna |
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| f |
taẓallīna |
taẓallu |
تَظَلَّانِ
taẓallāni |
taẓlalna |
yaẓlalna |
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| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾaẓalla |
taẓalla |
yaẓalla |
تَظَلَّا
taẓallā |
يَظَلَّا
yaẓallā |
naẓalla |
taẓallū |
yaẓallū |
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| f |
taẓallī |
taẓalla |
تَظَلَّا
taẓallā |
taẓlalna |
yaẓlalna |
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| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾaẓalla or ʾaẓalli or ʾaẓlal |
taẓalla or taẓalli or taẓlal |
yaẓalla or yaẓalli or yaẓlal |
تَظَلَّا
taẓallā |
يَظَلَّا
yaẓallā |
naẓalla or naẓalli or naẓlal |
taẓallū |
yaẓallū |
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| f |
taẓallī |
taẓalla or taẓalli or taẓlal |
تَظَلَّا
taẓallā |
taẓlalna |
yaẓlalna |
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| imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
ẓalla or ẓalli or iẓlal |
ظَلَّا
ẓallā |
ẓallū |
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| f |
ẓallī |
iẓlalna |
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| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | — | — | ظُلَّ
ẓulla |
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| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | — | — |
yuẓallu |
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| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | — | — |
yuẓalla |
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| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | — | — |
yuẓalla or yuẓalli or yuẓlal |
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| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Synonyms
- مَا زَالَ (mā zāla, “to not stop (doing)”)
Etymology 3
Noun
ظَلّ • (ẓall) m
- verbal noun of ظَلَّ (ẓalla) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun ظَلّ (ẓall)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ظَلّ ẓall |
الظَّلّ aẓ-ẓall |
ظَلّ ẓall |
| Nominative | ظَلٌّ ẓallun |
الظَّلُّ aẓ-ẓallu |
ظَلُّ ẓallu |
| Accusative | ظَلًّا ẓallan |
الظَّلَّ aẓ-ẓalla |
ظَلَّ ẓalla |
| Genitive | ظَلٍّ ẓallin |
الظَّلِّ aẓ-ẓalli |
ظَلِّ ẓalli |