غائلة

Arabic

Root
غ ي ل (ḡ-y-l)

Etymology

Derived from the feminine form of the active participle of the verb غَال (ḡāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaː.ʔi.la/

Noun

غَائِلَة • (ḡāʔila) f (plural غَائِلَات (ḡāʔilāt) or غَوَائِل (ḡawāʔil))

1. evil
   • 942–1010, عنوان الحكم للأبو الفتح البستي (عنوان الحكم):

     مَنْ سَالَمَ ٱلنَّاسَ يَسْلَمُ مِنْ غَوَائِلِهِمْ

     man sālama n-nāsa yaslamu min ḡawāʔilihim

     Whoever makes peace with the people, he will be safe from their evils

2. calamity, affliction, misfortune, disaster

   Synonyms: نَازِلَة (nāzila), دَاهِيَة (dāhiya), نَائِبَة (nāʔiba), بَلِيَّة (baliyya), مُصِيبَة (muṣība)

Declension

Declension of noun غَائِلَة (ḡāʔila)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَائِلَة ḡāʔila	الْغَائِلَة al-ḡāʔila	غَائِلَة ḡāʔilat
Nominative	غَائِلَةٌ ḡāʔilatun	الْغَائِلَةُ al-ḡāʔilatu	غَائِلَةُ ḡāʔilatu
Accusative	غَائِلَةً ḡāʔilatan	الْغَائِلَةَ al-ḡāʔilata	غَائِلَةَ ḡāʔilata
Genitive	غَائِلَةٍ ḡāʔilatin	الْغَائِلَةِ al-ḡāʔilati	غَائِلَةِ ḡāʔilati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَائِلَتَيْن ḡāʔilatayn	الْغَائِلَتَيْن al-ḡāʔilatayn	غَائِلَتَيْ ḡāʔilatay
Nominative	غَائِلَتَانِ ḡāʔilatāni	الْغَائِلَتَانِ al-ḡāʔilatāni	غَائِلَتَا ḡāʔilatā
Accusative	غَائِلَتَيْنِ ḡāʔilatayni	الْغَائِلَتَيْنِ al-ḡāʔilatayni	غَائِلَتَيْ ḡāʔilatay
Genitive	غَائِلَتَيْنِ ḡāʔilatayni	الْغَائِلَتَيْنِ al-ḡāʔilatayni	غَائِلَتَيْ ḡāʔilatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَائِلَات‎; غَوَائِل ḡāʔilāt‎; ḡawāʔil	الْغَائِلَات‎; الْغَوَائِل al-ḡāʔilāt‎; al-ḡawāʔil	غَائِلَات‎; غَوَائِل ḡāʔilāt‎; ḡawāʔil
Nominative	غَائِلَاتٌ‎; غَوَائِلُ ḡāʔilātun‎; ḡawāʔilu	الْغَائِلَاتُ‎; الْغَوَائِلُ al-ḡāʔilātu‎; al-ḡawāʔilu	غَائِلَاتُ‎; غَوَائِلُ ḡāʔilātu‎; ḡawāʔilu
Accusative	غَائِلَاتٍ‎; غَوَائِلَ ḡāʔilātin‎; ḡawāʔila	الْغَائِلَاتِ‎; الْغَوَائِلَ al-ḡāʔilāti‎; al-ḡawāʔila	غَائِلَاتِ‎; غَوَائِلَ ḡāʔilāti‎; ḡawāʔila
Genitive	غَائِلَاتٍ‎; غَوَائِلَ ḡāʔilātin‎; ḡawāʔila	الْغَائِلَاتِ‎; الْغَوَائِلِ al-ḡāʔilāti‎; al-ḡawāʔili	غَائِلَاتِ‎; غَوَائِلِ ḡāʔilāti‎; ḡawāʔili