ذَلِيلٌ
Root: ذل
Full Definition
ذَلِيلٌ
Low, base, vile, abject, mean, paltry, contemptible, despicable, ignominious, inglorious, lowered, brought low, abased, humbled, and weak; applied to a man; and
ذُلَّانٌ signifies the same, as a sing.; or this latter is a pl. of the former, as also أَذِلَّآءُ and أَذِلَّةٌ and ذِلَالٌ.
2 [Also Gentle; and merciful. Hence,] أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى المُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الكَافِرينَ, in the Kur [v. 59], means Gentle, and merciful, to the believers, rough in behaviour, and hard, or severe, to the unbelievers.
3 Also applied to a road, meaning
4 Also
5 You say also ذُلٌّ ذَلِيلٌ, [meaning Exceeding lowness or baseness &c.; or lowering, or abasing, lowness or baseness &c.; i. e.,] using the latter word as an intensive epithet; or as signifying مُذِلٌّ.
2 [Also Gentle; and merciful. Hence,] أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى المُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الكَافِرينَ, in the Kur [v. 59], means Gentle, and merciful, to the believers, rough in behaviour, and hard, or severe, to the unbelievers.
3 Also applied to a road, meaning
4 Also
5 You say also ذُلٌّ ذَلِيلٌ, [meaning Exceeding lowness or baseness &c.; or lowering, or abasing, lowness or baseness &c.; i. e.,] using the latter word as an intensive epithet; or as signifying مُذِلٌّ.
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