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title: "Adalla meaning in Arabic: أَضَلَّ — to lead astray"
description: "Adalla (أَضَلَّ, aḍalla) means “to lead astray” in Arabic. Root ض·ل·ل, pattern أَفْعَلَ, level C1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
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# أَضَلَّ

*aḍalla* · **to lead astray**

أَضَلَّ (aḍalla) is an Arabic verb meaning “to lead astray”. It is built on the root ض·ل·ل in the pattern أَفْعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level C1.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ض·ل·ل
- Pattern: أَفْعَلَ
- Level: C1

## Forms of أَضَلَّ

- Present: يُضِلُّ

## Words from the root ض·ل·ل

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ض·ل·ل with أَضَلَّ; each opens its own entry.

- [ضَالّ](https://fasaha.app/w/dall) — ḍāll, astray, lost (C1)
- [ضَلَّ](https://fasaha.app/w/dalla) — ḍalla, to go astray, to get lost (B2)

## How to read أَضَلَّ, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- أ — همزة على ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- ض — ضاد (ḍād): an emphatic d, the letter Arabic is named for
- ل — لام (lām): l

## Questions about أَضَلَّ

### What is the root of أَضَلَّ?

The root of أَضَلَّ is ض·ل·ل. Words built on the same root include ضَالّ (astray, lost), ضَلَّ (to go astray, to get lost).

### What pattern does أَضَلَّ follow?

أَضَلَّ follows the pattern أَفْعَلَ, with the root letters ض·ل·ل poured into it.

### What level is أَضَلَّ?

Fasaha first uses أَضَلَّ at level C1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)

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