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دَلَّ to lead / to prompt / to induce in Arabic

دَلَّ is how you say “to lead / to prompt / to induce” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

أَنَّ الَّذِيَ دَلَّ حَوَّاءَ عَلَى الْأَكْلِ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ هِيَ الْحَيَّةُ،

That the serpent was the one who led Eve to eat from the tree.

دَلَّ led

A past verb 'led / guided toward', with its subject being the relative word just before ('the one who led'). It carries an implicit 'he/it' subject in its form and takes a direct object next; the verb describes the act attributed to the serpent.

From Adam, Eve, and the Forbidden Tree

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More example sentences

فَدَلَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ عَالِمٍ

Then he pointed to a learned man.

فَدُلَّ then he pointed to

This fuses 'fa-' (so/then) with a past-tense verb of directing/pointing, its 'he' subject carried inside. The 'fa-' marks the pointing as the next narrative step; the verb governs the destination through the preposition that follows, sending the man toward the learned figure.

From The Joy of Repentance

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