استطال

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ط و ل (ṭ w l)
14 terms

Compare طَوِيل (ṭawīl, long).

Verb

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اِسْتَطَالَ (istaṭāla) X (non-past يَسْتَطِيلُ (yastaṭīlu), verbal noun اِسْتِطَالَة (istiṭāla))

  1. (intransitive) to be long
  2. (intransitive) to lengthen, to become long, to become elongated
  3. (intransitive) to exalt oneself over, to be arrogant towards, to transgress against [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone’]
  4. (intransitive) to insult [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone's honor’]
  5. (intransitive) to kill the greater number of enemies in battle [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘than someone else’]
  6. (transitive) to consider (something) long

Conjugation

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