عائل

Arabic

Root
ع و ل (ʕ w l)
7 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb عَالَ (ʕāla, “to support (a family)”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕaː.ʔil/
Rhymes: -il

Adjective

عَائِل • (ʕāʔil)

poor (with no or few possessions or money)
Synonym: فَقِير (faqīr)

Antonym: غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 93:6-8:
  أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَى ۝ وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَى ۝ وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَى ۝
  Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)? ۝ Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)? ۝ Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)? ۝
breadwinner, a provider (for a family)

Declension

Declension of adjective **عَائِل** (ʕāʔil)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	عَائِل ʕāʔil	الْعَائِل al-ʕāʔil	عَائِلَة ʕāʔila	الْعَائِلَة al-ʕāʔila
nominative	عَائِلٌ ʕāʔilun	الْعَائِلُ al-ʕāʔilu	عَائِلَةٌ ʕāʔilatun	الْعَائِلَةُ al-ʕāʔilatu
accusative	عَائِلًا ʕāʔilan	الْعَائِلَ al-ʕāʔila	عَائِلَةً ʕāʔilatan	الْعَائِلَةَ al-ʕāʔilata
genitive	عَائِلٍ ʕāʔilin	الْعَائِلِ al-ʕāʔili	عَائِلَةٍ ʕāʔilatin	الْعَائِلَةِ al-ʕāʔilati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	عَائِلَيْن ʕāʔilayn	الْعَائِلَيْن al-ʕāʔilayn	عَائِلَتَيْن ʕāʔilatayn	الْعَائِلَتَيْن al-ʕāʔilatayn
nominative	عَائِلَانِ ʕāʔilāni	الْعَائِلَانِ al-ʕāʔilāni	عَائِلَتَانِ ʕāʔilatāni	الْعَائِلَتَانِ al-ʕāʔilatāni
accusative	عَائِلَيْنِ ʕāʔilayni	الْعَائِلَيْنِ al-ʕāʔilayni	عَائِلَتَيْنِ ʕāʔilatayni	الْعَائِلَتَيْنِ al-ʕāʔilatayni
genitive	عَائِلَيْنِ ʕāʔilayni	الْعَائِلَيْنِ al-ʕāʔilayni	عَائِلَتَيْنِ ʕāʔilatayni	الْعَائِلَتَيْنِ al-ʕāʔilatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	?	?	عَائِلَات ʕāʔilāt	الْعَائِلَات al-ʕāʔilāt
nominative	?	?	عَائِلَاتٌ ʕāʔilātun	الْعَائِلَاتُ al-ʕāʔilātu
accusative	?	?	عَائِلَاتٍ ʕāʔilātin	الْعَائِلَاتِ al-ʕāʔilāti
genitive	?	?	عَائِلَاتٍ ʕāʔilātin	الْعَائِلَاتِ al-ʕāʔilāti