عائل

Arabic

Root
ع و ل (ʕ-w-l)

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)

1. 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)? ۝

2. 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
	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