Arabic - English Dictionary ضاءلَ يضائل، مضاءلةً، فهو مُضائل، والمفعول مُضاءَل
Root: ض أ لSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
ضاءل شخصَه
صغَّره لئلاّ يستبين
🇬🇧 Translation:
He made himself small so as not to be conspicuous (To make oneself small/unobtrusive).
Example / Citation:
- " ضاءل نفسَه بين العلماء : لم يتظاهَرْ بعلمِه
- يصنع المعروفَ ويُضائِل نفسَه : يخفيها حتى لا يعرفه أحد
- ضاءل نفسَه بما ارتكب من حماقات : صيَّرها قليلةَ القدر "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " da'ala nafsahu bayna al-'ulama'i : lam yatazahar bi'ilmihi
- yasna'u al-ma'rufa wayuda'ilu nafsahu: yukhfiha hatta la ya'rifahu ahadun
- da'ala nafsahu bima artakaba min hamaqatin: sayyaraha qalilata al-qadri (He made himself small among the scholars: he did not show off his knowledge
- He does good and makes himself small: he hides it so that no one knows him
- He belittled himself by the foolishness he committed: he made it of little value). "