دليل

See also: دلیل‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د ل ل‎ (d-l-l); compare دَلَّ‎ (dalla, “to show, to indicate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /da.liːl/
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Noun

دَلِيل • (dalīl) m (plural أَدِلَّة‎ (ʔadilla))

  1. sign, indication, proof, demonstration, evidence, argument
    • Al-Mutanabbi
      ‏وَلَيْسَ يَصِحُّ فِي الْأَفْهَامِ شَيْءٌ / إِذَا ٱحْتَاجَ النَّهَارُ إِلَى دَلِيلِ‎‎
      walaysa yaṣiḥḥu fī l-ʔafhāmi šayʔun / ʔiḏā ḥtāja n-nahāru ʔilā dalīli
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. syllogism
  3. road sign
  4. road, street
  5. guidebook
  6. index (alphabetical listing)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

Noun

دَلِيل • (dalīl) m (plural أَدِلَّاء‎ (ʔadillāʔ) or أَدِلَّة‎ (ʔadilla))

  1. director
  2. guide
  3. indicator (person who indicates)
  4. discoverer

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

References
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