عدل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع د ل (ʕ-d-l).

Verb

1. to act justly

   Synonym: أَقْسَطَ (ʔaqsaṭa)

Verb

1. to make (someone) equal (بِ (bi) to)
2. (transitive) to be equal to, to be equivalent to
3. (transitive) to balance

Verb

1. to deviate, to turn away (عَن (ʕan) from)

Verb

1. to make deviate, to cause to turn away

Verb

1. to be just

Verb

1. to act wrongfully

Verb

عَدَّلَ • (ʕaddala) II (non-past يُعَدِّلُ (yuʕaddilu), verbal noun تَعْدِيل (taʕdīl))

1. to give judgment according to the right
2. to make just
3. to make equal in size or weight, to declare to be equal
4. to set into the right proportion
5. to straighten
6. to lead straight
7. (transitive) to weigh rightly
8. to balance, to adjust, to fix, to rectify
9. (transitive) to adapt
10. (transitive) to change, to improve
11. to place (a balance) in equilibrium
12. to admit (a witness) as lawful
13. to drink to excess
14. (Modern Standard Arabic) to grow thick or stout
15. (electricity) to modulate

Noun

عَدْل • (ʕadl) m (plural عُدُول (ʕudūl))

1. verbal noun of عَدَلَ (ʕadala) (form I)
2. justice, equity

   مِنَ الْعَدْلِ ― mina l-ʕadli ― fair

3. righteousness, uprightness, honesty
4. right measure
5. compensation
6. reward
7. ransom
8. deviation from what is right, anomaly

Declension

Declension of noun عَدْل (ʕadl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَدْل ʕadl	الْعَدْل al-ʕadl	عَدْل ʕadl
Nominative	عَدْلٌ ʕadlun	الْعَدْلُ al-ʕadlu	عَدْلُ ʕadlu
Accusative	عَدْلًا ʕadlan	الْعَدْلَ al-ʕadla	عَدْلَ ʕadla
Genitive	عَدْلٍ ʕadlin	الْعَدْلِ al-ʕadli	عَدْلِ ʕadli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَدْلَيْن ʕadlayn	الْعَدْلَيْن al-ʕadlayn	عَدْلَيْ ʕadlay
Nominative	عَدْلَانِ ʕadlāni	الْعَدْلَانِ al-ʕadlāni	عَدْلَا ʕadlā
Accusative	عَدْلَيْنِ ʕadlayni	الْعَدْلَيْنِ al-ʕadlayni	عَدْلَيْ ʕadlay
Genitive	عَدْلَيْنِ ʕadlayni	الْعَدْلَيْنِ al-ʕadlayni	عَدْلَيْ ʕadlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُدُول ʕudūl	الْعُدُول al-ʕudūl	عُدُول ʕudūl
Nominative	عُدُولٌ ʕudūlun	الْعُدُولُ al-ʕudūlu	عُدُولُ ʕudūlu
Accusative	عُدُولًا ʕudūlan	الْعُدُولَ al-ʕudūla	عُدُولَ ʕudūla
Genitive	عُدُولٍ ʕudūlin	الْعُدُولِ al-ʕudūli	عُدُولِ ʕudūli

Adjective

عَدْل • (ʕadl) (feminine عَدْل (ʕadl) or عَدْلَة (ʕadla), masculine plural عَدْل (ʕadl) or عُدُول (ʕudūl)) (invariable)

1. just, upright, honest
2. lawful, admissible
3. of equal value

Declension

Declension of adjective عَدْل (ʕadl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote‎; singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَدْل ʕadl	الْعَدْل al-ʕadl	عَدْل‎; عَدْلَة ʕadl‎; ʕadla	الْعَدْل‎; الْعَدْلَة al-ʕadl‎; al-ʕadla
Nominative	عَدْلٌ ʕadlun	الْعَدْلُ al-ʕadlu	عَدْلٌ‎; عَدْلَةٌ ʕadlun‎; ʕadlatun	الْعَدْلُ‎; الْعَدْلَةُ al-ʕadlu‎; al-ʕadlatu
Accusative	عَدْلًا ʕadlan	الْعَدْلَ al-ʕadla	عَدْلًا‎; عَدْلَةً ʕadlan‎; ʕadlatan	الْعَدْلَ‎; الْعَدْلَةَ al-ʕadla‎; al-ʕadlata
Genitive	عَدْلٍ ʕadlin	الْعَدْلِ al-ʕadli	عَدْلٍ‎; عَدْلَةٍ ʕadlin‎; ʕadlatin	الْعَدْلِ‎; الْعَدْلَةِ al-ʕadli‎; al-ʕadlati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَدْل‎; عَدْلَيْن ʕadl‎; ʕadlayn	الْعَدْل‎; الْعَدْلَيْن al-ʕadl‎; al-ʕadlayn	عَدْل‎; عَدْلَيْن‎; عَدْلَتَيْن ʕadl‎; ʕadlayn‎; ʕadlatayn	الْعَدْل‎; الْعَدْلَيْن‎; الْعَدْلَتَيْن al-ʕadl‎; al-ʕadlayn‎; al-ʕadlatayn
Nominative	عَدْلٌ‎; عَدْلَانِ ʕadlun‎; ʕadlāni	الْعَدْلُ‎; الْعَدْلَانِ al-ʕadlu‎; al-ʕadlāni	عَدْلٌ‎; عَدْلَانِ‎; عَدْلَتَانِ ʕadlun‎; ʕadlāni‎; ʕadlatāni	الْعَدْلُ‎; الْعَدْلَانِ‎; الْعَدْلَتَانِ al-ʕadlu‎; al-ʕadlāni‎; al-ʕadlatāni
Accusative	عَدْلًا‎; عَدْلَيْنِ ʕadlan‎; ʕadlayni	الْعَدْلَ‎; الْعَدْلَيْنِ al-ʕadla‎; al-ʕadlayni	عَدْلًا‎; عَدْلَيْنِ‎; عَدْلَتَيْنِ ʕadlan‎; ʕadlayni‎; ʕadlatayni	الْعَدْلَ‎; الْعَدْلَيْنِ‎; الْعَدْلَتَيْنِ al-ʕadla‎; al-ʕadlayni‎; al-ʕadlatayni
Genitive	عَدْلٍ‎; عَدْلَيْنِ ʕadlin‎; ʕadlayni	الْعَدْلِ‎; الْعَدْلَيْنِ al-ʕadli‎; al-ʕadlayni	عَدْلٍ‎; عَدْلَيْنِ‎; عَدْلَتَيْنِ ʕadlin‎; ʕadlayni‎; ʕadlatayni	الْعَدْلِ‎; الْعَدْلَيْنِ‎; الْعَدْلَتَيْنِ al-ʕadli‎; al-ʕadlayni‎; al-ʕadlatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَدْل‎; عُدُول ʕadl‎; ʕudūl	الْعَدْل‎; الْعُدُول al-ʕadl‎; al-ʕudūl	عَدْل‎; عُدُول ʕadl‎; ʕudūl	الْعَدْل‎; الْعُدُول al-ʕadl‎; al-ʕudūl
Nominative	عَدْلٌ‎; عُدُولٌ ʕadlun‎; ʕudūlun	الْعَدْلُ‎; الْعُدُولُ al-ʕadlu‎; al-ʕudūlu	عَدْلٌ‎; عُدُولٌ ʕadlun‎; ʕudūlun	الْعَدْلُ‎; الْعُدُولُ al-ʕadlu‎; al-ʕudūlu
Accusative	عَدْلًا‎; عُدُولًا ʕadlan‎; ʕudūlan	الْعَدْلَ‎; الْعُدُولَ al-ʕadla‎; al-ʕudūla	عَدْلًا‎; عُدُولًا ʕadlan‎; ʕudūlan	الْعَدْلَ‎; الْعُدُولَ al-ʕadla‎; al-ʕudūla
Genitive	عَدْلٍ‎; عُدُولٍ ʕadlin‎; ʕudūlin	الْعَدْلِ‎; الْعُدُولِ al-ʕadli‎; al-ʕudūli	عَدْلٍ‎; عُدُولٍ ʕadlin‎; ʕudūlin	الْعَدْلِ‎; الْعُدُولِ al-ʕadli‎; al-ʕudūli

Noun

عَدَل • (ʕadal) m

1. verbal noun of عَدِلَ (ʕadila) (form I)
2. equilibration of the two side loads

Declension

Declension of noun عَدَل (ʕadal)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَدَل ʕadal	الْعَدَل al-ʕadal	عَدَل ʕadal
Nominative	عَدَلٌ ʕadalun	الْعَدَلُ al-ʕadalu	عَدَلُ ʕadalu
Accusative	عَدَلًا ʕadalan	الْعَدَلَ al-ʕadala	عَدَلَ ʕadala
Genitive	عَدَلٍ ʕadalin	الْعَدَلِ al-ʕadali	عَدَلِ ʕadali

Noun

عِدْل • (ʕidl) m (plural أَعْدَال (ʔaʕdāl) or عِدَال (ʕidāl) or عُدُول (ʕudūl))

1. equal
2. of equal weight
3. of equal value
4. similar, corresponding
5. balanced bale of merchandise, half of a counterbalanced load
6. sack, back

   Synonyms: غِرَارَة (ḡirāra), كِيس (kīs), جُوَال (juwāl), تِلِّيس (tillīs)

Declension

Declension of noun عِدْل (ʕidl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِدْل ʕidl	الْعِدْل al-ʕidl	عِدْل ʕidl
Nominative	عِدْلٌ ʕidlun	الْعِدْلُ al-ʕidlu	عِدْلُ ʕidlu
Accusative	عِدْلًا ʕidlan	الْعِدْلَ al-ʕidla	عِدْلَ ʕidla
Genitive	عِدْلٍ ʕidlin	الْعِدْلِ al-ʕidli	عِدْلِ ʕidli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِدْلَيْن ʕidlayn	الْعِدْلَيْن al-ʕidlayn	عِدْلَيْ ʕidlay
Nominative	عِدْلَانِ ʕidlāni	الْعِدْلَانِ al-ʕidlāni	عِدْلَا ʕidlā
Accusative	عِدْلَيْنِ ʕidlayni	الْعِدْلَيْنِ al-ʕidlayni	عِدْلَيْ ʕidlay
Genitive	عِدْلَيْنِ ʕidlayni	الْعِدْلَيْنِ al-ʕidlayni	عِدْلَيْ ʕidlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَعْدَال‎; عِدَال‎; عُدُول ʔaʕdāl‎; ʕidāl‎; ʕudūl	الْأَعْدَال‎; الْعِدَال‎; الْعُدُول al-ʔaʕdāl‎; al-ʕidāl‎; al-ʕudūl	أَعْدَال‎; عِدَال‎; عُدُول ʔaʕdāl‎; ʕidāl‎; ʕudūl
Nominative	أَعْدَالٌ‎; عِدَالٌ‎; عُدُولٌ ʔaʕdālun‎; ʕidālun‎; ʕudūlun	الْأَعْدَالُ‎; الْعِدَالُ‎; الْعُدُولُ al-ʔaʕdālu‎; al-ʕidālu‎; al-ʕudūlu	أَعْدَالُ‎; عِدَالُ‎; عُدُولُ ʔaʕdālu‎; ʕidālu‎; ʕudūlu
Accusative	أَعْدَالًا‎; عِدَالًا‎; عُدُولًا ʔaʕdālan‎; ʕidālan‎; ʕudūlan	الْأَعْدَالَ‎; الْعِدَالَ‎; الْعُدُولَ al-ʔaʕdāla‎; al-ʕidāla‎; al-ʕudūla	أَعْدَالَ‎; عِدَالَ‎; عُدُولَ ʔaʕdāla‎; ʕidāla‎; ʕudūla
Genitive	أَعْدَالٍ‎; عِدَالٍ‎; عُدُولٍ ʔaʕdālin‎; ʕidālin‎; ʕudūlin	الْأَعْدَالِ‎; الْعِدَالِ‎; الْعُدُولِ al-ʔaʕdāli‎; al-ʕidāli‎; al-ʕudūli	أَعْدَالِ‎; عِدَالِ‎; عُدُولِ ʔaʕdāli‎; ʕidāli‎; ʕudūli

Noun

عَدْل • (ʕadl) m pl

1. plural of عَادِل (ʕādil)

Adjective

عَدْل • (ʕadl) m pl

1. masculine plural of عَادِل (ʕādil)

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَدْل (ʕadl).

Noun

عدل • (adl)

1. justice