Arabic

Verb

عَدَلَ • ‎(ʿadala) I, non-past يَعْدِلُ‎ (yaʿdilu)

1. to act justly

Conjugation

Verb

عَدَلَ • ‎(ʿadala) I, non-past يَعْدِلُ‎ (yaʿdilu)

1. to make (someone) equal (بِ ‎(bi) to)
2. (transitive) to be equal to, to be equivalent to
3. (transitive) to balance

Conjugation

Verb

عَدَلَ • ‎(ʿadala) I, non-past يَعْدِلُ‎ (yaʿdilu)

1. to deviate, to turn away (عَن ‎(ʿan) from)

Conjugation

Verb

عَدَلَ • ‎(ʿadala) I, non-past يَعْدِلُ‎ (yaʿdilu)

1. to make deviate, to cause to turn away

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

عَدُلَ • ‎(ʿadula) I, non-past يَعْدُلُ‎ (yaʿdulu)

1. to be just

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Verb

عَدِلَ • ‎(ʿadila) I, non-past يَعْدَلُ‎ (yaʿdalu)

1. to act wrongfully

Conjugation

Etymology 4

Verb

عَدَّلَ • ‎(ʿaddala) II, non-past يُعَدِّلُ‎ (yuʿaddilu)

1. to give judgment according to the right
2. to make just
3. to make equal in size or weight, to declare to be equal
4. to set into the right proportion
5. to straighten
6. to lead straight
7. (transitive) to weigh rightly
8. to balance, to adjust, to fix, to rectify
9. (transitive) to adapt
10. (transitive) to change, to improve
11. to place (a balance) in equilibrium
12. to admit (a witness) as lawful
13. to drink to excess
14. ("modern") to grow thick or stout
15. (electricity) to modulate

Conjugation

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “عدل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Etymology 5

From the root ع د ل ‎(ʿ-d-l).

Noun

عَدْل • ‎(ʿadl) m ‎(plural عُدُول ‎(ʿudūl))

1. verbal noun of عَدَلَ ‎(ʿadala) (form I)
2. justice, equity

   مِنَ الْعَدْلِ‎ ― mina l-ʿadli ― fair

3. righteousness, uprightness, honesty
4. right measure
5. compensation
6. reward
7. ransom
8. deviation from what is right, anomaly

Declension

References

• “عدل” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Adjective

عَدْل • ‎(ʿadl) ‎(feminine عَدْلَة ‎(ʿadla), masculine plural عُدُول ‎(ʿudūl), elative أَعْدَل ‎(ʾaʿdal))

1. just, upright, honest
2. lawful, admissible
3. of equal value

Declension

References

• “عدل” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 6

Noun

عَدَل • ‎(ʿadal) m

1. verbal noun of عَدِلَ ‎(ʿadila) (form I)
2. equilibration of the two side loads

Declension

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 7

Adjective

عِدْل • ‎(ʿidl) ‎(feminine عِدْلَة ‎(ʿidla), masculine plural أَعْدَال ‎(ʾaʿdāl) or عِدَال ‎(ʿidāl) or عُدُول ‎(ʿudūl))

1. equal
2. of equal weight
3. of equal value
4. similar, corresponding

Declension

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Noun

عِدْل • ‎(ʿidl) m ‎(plural أَعْدَال ‎(ʾaʿdāl) or عِدَال ‎(ʿidāl) or عُدُول ‎(ʿudūl))

1. balanced bale of merchandise, half of a counterbalanced load

Declension

References

• “عدل” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عدل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 8

Noun

عَدْل • ‎(ʿadl) m pl

1. plural of عَادِل ‎(ʿādil)

Adjective

عَدْل • ‎(ʿadl) m pl

1. masculine plural of عَادِل ‎(ʿādil)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic.

Noun

عدل • ‎(adl)

1. justice