طال

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Arabic

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Root
ط و ل (ṭ w l)
14 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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طَالَ (ṭāla) I (non-past يَطُولُ (yaṭūlu), verbal noun طُول (ṭūl))

  1. to be long, last long, stretch to a great extent
    طَالَ بِهِ ٱلزَّمَنُ.
    ṭāla bihi z-zamanu.
    The time was long to him.
    طَالَ بِهِمُ ٱلْوُقُوفُ.
    ṭāla bihimu l-wuqūfu.
    They stood for a long time.
    (literally, “The standing was long to them.”)
  2. to be or last too long
  3. to be tall

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Verb

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طَالَ (ṭāla) I (non-past يَطُولُ (yaṭūlu), verbal noun طُول (ṭūl))

  1. to benefit, to bestow favors on [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone’]
  2. (transitive) to reach (an area) (e.g. of bombs)
  3. (transitive) to surpass in length or tallness
  4. to overcome, to be superior to [with accusative or عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone’]

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