Arabic vocabulary
تَذَلَّلhumble himself in Arabic
تَذَلَّل is how you say “humble himself” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ذ ل ل (ḏ-l-l)verb (form V)Pronounced taḏallala
Meaning of humble himself in Arabic
- to humble oneself, submit oneself to someone — used with لَهُ ("to him"); reflexive of ذَلَّ لَهُ, lit. to lower or abase oneself before another
Form V of ذَلَّ, so it is reflexive: the subject lowers or submits himself, unlike أَذَلَّ (form IV), where someone else is made low. Lane notes تَذَلَّلَ shares its sense with the near-synonym تَذَلَّى.
Words from the same root
- ذَلَّto be low, abased, or submissive
- أَذَلَّto abase, humble, or subdue someone
- ذَلِيلlow, abject, humble
- ذُلّlowness, abasement, humiliation
- ذَلُولtractable, easily led, of a mount
Common questions
- How do you say "humble himself" in Arabic?
- تَذَلَّل (taḏallala) — to humble or submit oneself, especially before someone.
- What is the difference between تَذَلَّل and أَذَلَّ?
- تَذَلَّل is reflexive — you humble yourself; أَذَلَّ is causative — you make someone else low or abased.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
لَيْسَ الْعجب من مَمْلُوك يتذلل لله ويتعبّد لَهُ،
It is not surprising for a servant to humble himself before Allah and worship Him,
يَتَذَلَّلُ — to humble himself. Present-tense verb 'humbles himself, lowers himself', 'he' form.
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