تعلل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ل ل (ʕ-l-l).

Verb

تَعَلَّلَ • (taʕallala) V, non-past يَتَعَلَّلُ‎ (yataʕallalu)

1. to divert oneself, to busy oneself, to occupy oneself, to distract oneself, to entertain oneself [+ بِ (object)]
2. to give as a reason, to invoke, to cite, to excuse oneself with, to justify oneself with [+ بِ (object)]

   Synonym: تَذَرَّعَ (taḏarraʕa)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَعَلَّلَ

(form-V sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَعَلُّل taʕallul
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَعَلِّل mutaʕallil
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَعَلَّلْتُ taʕallaltu	تَعَلَّلْتَ taʕallalta	تَعَلَّلَ taʕallala		تَعَلَّلْتُمَا taʕallaltumā	تَعَلَّلَا taʕallalā		تَعَلَّلْنَا taʕallalnā	تَعَلَّلْتُمْ taʕallaltum	تَعَلَّلُوا taʕallalū
	f		تَعَلَّلْتِ taʕallalti	تَعَلَّلَتْ taʕallalat			تَعَلَّلَتَا taʕallalatā			تَعَلَّلْتُنَّ taʕallaltunna	تَعَلَّلْنَ taʕallalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَعَلَّلُ ʔataʕallalu	تَتَعَلَّلُ tataʕallalu	يَتَعَلَّلُ yataʕallalu		تَتَعَلَّلَانِ tataʕallalāni	يَتَعَلَّلَانِ yataʕallalāni		نَتَعَلَّلُ nataʕallalu	تَتَعَلَّلُونَ tataʕallalūna	يَتَعَلَّلُونَ yataʕallalūna
	f		تَتَعَلَّلِينَ tataʕallalīna	تَتَعَلَّلُ tataʕallalu			تَتَعَلَّلَانِ tataʕallalāni			تَتَعَلَّلْنَ tataʕallalna	يَتَعَلَّلْنَ yataʕallalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَلَّلَ ʔataʕallala	تَتَعَلَّلَ tataʕallala	يَتَعَلَّلَ yataʕallala		تَتَعَلَّلَا tataʕallalā	يَتَعَلَّلَا yataʕallalā		نَتَعَلَّلَ nataʕallala	تَتَعَلَّلُوا tataʕallalū	يَتَعَلَّلُوا yataʕallalū
	f		تَتَعَلَّلِي tataʕallalī	تَتَعَلَّلَ tataʕallala			تَتَعَلَّلَا tataʕallalā			تَتَعَلَّلْنَ tataʕallalna	يَتَعَلَّلْنَ yataʕallalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَلَّلْ ʔataʕallal	تَتَعَلَّلْ tataʕallal	يَتَعَلَّلْ yataʕallal		تَتَعَلَّلَا tataʕallalā	يَتَعَلَّلَا yataʕallalā		نَتَعَلَّلْ nataʕallal	تَتَعَلَّلُوا tataʕallalū	يَتَعَلَّلُوا yataʕallalū
	f		تَتَعَلَّلِي tataʕallalī	تَتَعَلَّلْ tataʕallal			تَتَعَلَّلَا tataʕallalā			تَتَعَلَّلْنَ tataʕallalna	يَتَعَلَّلْنَ yataʕallalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَلَّلْ taʕallal			تَعَلَّلَا taʕallalā				تَعَلَّلُوا taʕallalū
	f		تَعَلَّلِي taʕallalī							تَعَلَّلْنَ taʕallalna

Noun

تَعَلُّل • (taʕallul) m (plural تَعَلُّلَات (taʕallulāt))

1. verbal noun of تَعَلَّلَ (taʕallala) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَعَلُّل (taʕallul)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعَلُّل taʕallul	التَّعَلُّل at-taʕallul	تَعَلُّل taʕallul
Nominative	تَعَلُّلٌ taʕallulun	التَّعَلُّلُ at-taʕallulu	تَعَلُّلُ taʕallulu
Accusative	تَعَلُّلًا taʕallulan	التَّعَلُّلَ at-taʕallula	تَعَلُّلَ taʕallula
Genitive	تَعَلُّلٍ taʕallulin	التَّعَلُّلِ at-taʕalluli	تَعَلُّلِ taʕalluli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعَلُّلَيْن taʕallulayn	التَّعَلُّلَيْن at-taʕallulayn	تَعَلُّلَيْ taʕallulay
Nominative	تَعَلُّلَانِ taʕallulāni	التَّعَلُّلَانِ at-taʕallulāni	تَعَلُّلَا taʕallulā
Accusative	تَعَلُّلَيْنِ taʕallulayni	التَّعَلُّلَيْنِ at-taʕallulayni	تَعَلُّلَيْ taʕallulay
Genitive	تَعَلُّلَيْنِ taʕallulayni	التَّعَلُّلَيْنِ at-taʕallulayni	تَعَلُّلَيْ taʕallulay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعَلُّلَات taʕallulāt	التَّعَلُّلَات at-taʕallulāt	تَعَلُّلَات taʕallulāt
Nominative	تَعَلُّلَاتٌ taʕallulātun	التَّعَلُّلَاتُ at-taʕallulātu	تَعَلُّلَاتُ taʕallulātu
Accusative	تَعَلُّلَاتٍ taʕallulātin	التَّعَلُّلَاتِ at-taʕallulāti	تَعَلُّلَاتِ taʕallulāti
Genitive	تَعَلُّلَاتٍ taʕallulātin	التَّعَلُّلَاتِ at-taʕallulāti	تَعَلُّلَاتِ taʕallulāti

Further reading

• Freytag, Georg (1835) “تعلل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 204
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “تعلل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2123
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “تعلل”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 865