زائل
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ز و ل (z w l) |
| 8 terms |
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of the verb زَالَ (zāla, “to disappear”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaː.ʔil/
- Rhymes: -il
Adjective
زَائِل • (zāʔil) (feminine زَائِلَة (zāʔila))
- transient, fleeting, ephemeral
- وَكُلُّ نَعِيمٍ لَا مَحَالَةَ زَائِلُ
- wakullu naʕīmin lā maḥālata zāʔilu
- And every pleasure no matter what, is bound to cease
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | زَائِل zāʔil |
الزَّائِل az-zāʔil |
زَائِلَة zāʔila |
الزَّائِلَة az-zāʔila |
| nominative | زَائِلٌ zāʔilun |
الزَّائِلُ az-zāʔilu |
زَائِلَةٌ zāʔilatun |
الزَّائِلَةُ az-zāʔilatu |
| accusative | زَائِلًا zāʔilan |
الزَّائِلَ az-zāʔila |
زَائِلَةً zāʔilatan |
الزَّائِلَةَ az-zāʔilata |
| genitive | زَائِلٍ zāʔilin |
الزَّائِلِ az-zāʔili |
زَائِلَةٍ zāʔilatin |
الزَّائِلَةِ az-zāʔilati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | زَائِلَيْن zāʔilayn |
الزَّائِلَيْن az-zāʔilayn |
زَائِلَتَيْن zāʔilatayn |
الزَّائِلَتَيْن az-zāʔilatayn |
| nominative | زَائِلَانِ zāʔilāni |
الزَّائِلَانِ az-zāʔilāni |
زَائِلَتَانِ zāʔilatāni |
الزَّائِلَتَانِ az-zāʔilatāni |
| accusative | زَائِلَيْنِ zāʔilayni |
الزَّائِلَيْنِ az-zāʔilayni |
زَائِلَتَيْنِ zāʔilatayni |
الزَّائِلَتَيْنِ az-zāʔilatayni |
| genitive | زَائِلَيْنِ zāʔilayni |
الزَّائِلَيْنِ az-zāʔilayni |
زَائِلَتَيْنِ zāʔilatayni |
الزَّائِلَتَيْنِ az-zāʔilatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | ? | ? | زَائِلَات zāʔilāt |
الزَّائِلَات az-zāʔilāt |
| nominative | ? | ? | زَائِلَاتٌ zāʔilātun |
الزَّائِلَاتُ az-zāʔilātu |
| accusative | ? | ? | زَائِلَاتٍ zāʔilātin |
الزَّائِلَاتِ az-zāʔilāti |
| genitive | ? | ? | زَائِلَاتٍ zāʔilātin |
الزَّائِلَاتِ az-zāʔilāti |
Descendants
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic زَائِل (zāʔil), active participle of زَالَ (zāla).
Adjective
زائل • (zail)
- disappearing; ending
- declining
- transitory
Descendants
- Turkish: zail
Further reading
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “zail”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “زائل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 639b