ذيل

ذيل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ذ ي ل‎ (ḏ-y-l), an augment of the root ذ ل ل‎ (ḏ-l-l), meaning "to be low", "to be in low-esteem". The sense of "a shelter or protection" stems from the use of this root to describe weaker tribes that needed the support of stronger allies; contrasted with و ل ي‎ (w-l-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðajl/

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  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /deːl/, [de̞ːl], /ðeːl/

Noun

ذَيْل • (ḏayl) m (plural ذُيُول‎ (ḏuyūl) or أَذْيُل‎ (ʾaḏyul) or أَذْيَال‎ (ʾaḏyāl))

1. lower part of a thing, touching the ground
2. tail

   Synonym: ذَنَب‎ (ḏanab)

3. skirt, hem, train, trail
4. fringes
5. appendix, supplement, postscript
6. lower margin of a book
7. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) shelter, protection

Declension

Declension of noun ذَيْل (ḏayl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَيْل ḏayl	الذَّيْل‎ aḏ-ḏayl	ذَيْل ḏayl
Nominative	ذَيْلٌ ḏaylun	الذَّيْلُ‎ aḏ-ḏaylu	ذَيْلُ ḏaylu
Accusative	ذَيْلًا‎ ḏaylan	الذَّيْلَ‎ aḏ-ḏayla	ذَيْلَ ḏayla
Genitive	ذَيْلٍ ḏaylin	الذَّيْلِ‎ aḏ-ḏayli	ذَيْلِ ḏayli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَيْلَيْن‎ ḏaylayn	الذَّيْلَيْن‎ aḏ-ḏaylayn	ذَيْلَيْ‎ ḏaylay
Nominative	ذَيْلَانِ‎ ḏaylāni	الذَّيْلَانِ‎ aḏ-ḏaylāni	ذَيْلَا‎ ḏaylā
Accusative	ذَيْلَيْنِ‎ ḏaylayni	الذَّيْلَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏaylayni	ذَيْلَيْ‎ ḏaylay
Genitive	ذَيْلَيْنِ‎ ḏaylayni	الذَّيْلَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏaylayni	ذَيْلَيْ‎ ḏaylay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذُيُول‎‎; أَذْيُل‎‎; أَذْيَال‎ ḏuyūl‎; ʾaḏyul‎; ʾaḏyāl	الذُّيُول‎‎; الْأَذْيُل‎‎; الْأَذْيَال‎ aḏ-ḏuyūl‎; al-ʾaḏyul‎; al-ʾaḏyāl	ذُيُول‎‎; أَذْيُل‎‎; أَذْيَال‎ ḏuyūl‎; ʾaḏyul‎; ʾaḏyāl
Nominative	ذُيُولٌ‎‎; أَذْيُلٌ‎‎; أَذْيَالٌ‎ ḏuyūlun‎; ʾaḏyulun‎; ʾaḏyālun	الذُّيُولُ‎‎; الْأَذْيُلُ‎‎; الْأَذْيَالُ‎ aḏ-ḏuyūlu‎; al-ʾaḏyulu‎; al-ʾaḏyālu	ذُيُولُ‎‎; أَذْيُلُ‎‎; أَذْيَالُ‎ ḏuyūlu‎; ʾaḏyulu‎; ʾaḏyālu
Accusative	ذُيُولًا‎‎; أَذْيُلًا‎‎; أَذْيَالًا‎ ḏuyūlan‎; ʾaḏyulan‎; ʾaḏyālan	الذُّيُولَ‎‎; الْأَذْيُلَ‎‎; الْأَذْيَالَ‎ aḏ-ḏuyūla‎; al-ʾaḏyula‎; al-ʾaḏyāla	ذُيُولَ‎‎; أَذْيُلَ‎‎; أَذْيَالَ‎ ḏuyūla‎; ʾaḏyula‎; ʾaḏyāla
Genitive	ذُيُولٍ‎‎; أَذْيُلٍ‎‎; أَذْيَالٍ‎ ḏuyūlin‎; ʾaḏyulin‎; ʾaḏyālin	الذُّيُولِ‎‎; الْأَذْيُلِ‎‎; الْأَذْيَالِ‎ aḏ-ḏuyūli‎; al-ʾaḏyuli‎; al-ʾaḏyāli	ذُيُولِ‎‎; أَذْيُلِ‎‎; أَذْيَالِ‎ ḏuyūli‎; ʾaḏyuli‎; ʾaḏyāli

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ذيل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “ذيل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 990-991
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “ذلل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 972-974
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “ولي”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 3060-3061, in the supplement