مائل

Arabic
Root
م ي ل‎ (m-y-l)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb مَال‎ (māl, “to bend”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maː.ʔil/
  • Rhymes: -il

Adjective

مَائِل • (māʔil) (feminine مَائِلَة‎ (māʔila), masculine plural مُيَّل‎ (muyyal), feminine plural مَائِلَات‎ (māʔilāt))

  1. leaning, inclined, oblique
    ‏بُرْج بِيزَا المَائِل‎ ― burj bīzā l-māʔil ― the leaning tower of Pisa
  2. prone, tending to

Declension

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Descendants
  • → Persian: مایل‎ (mâyel)
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