علة
Root: عل
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
علة ‘illa pl. -āt, علل ‘ilal illness, sickness, disease, malady; deficiency, defect, weakness; weakness, defectiveness (of a letter or word; gram.); metrical variation or irregularity (prosody); -- (pl. علل ‘ilal) cause, reason, occasion; excuse, pretense, pretext, plea │ حروف العلة the weak letters (ا, ي, و; gram.); على علاته in spite of his weaknesses, such as he is; العلة والمعلول cause and effect; علة العلل في the principal cause of ..., the deeper reason underlying ...
Entry 2
علة ‘alla pl. -āt concubine │ بنو العلات banū l-‘a. sons of a man by different mothers
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