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title: "Dalla meaning in Arabic: ضَلَّ — to go astray, to get lost"
description: "Dalla (ضَلَّ, ḍalla) means “to go astray, to get lost” in Arabic. Root ض·ل·ل, pattern فَعَلَ, level B2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/dalla"
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# ضَلَّ

*ḍalla* · **to go astray, to get lost**

ضَلَّ (ḍalla) is an Arabic verb meaning “to go astray, to get lost”. It is built on the root ض·ل·ل in the pattern فَعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B2.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ض·ل·ل
- Pattern: فَعَلَ
- Level: B2

## Forms of ضَلَّ

- Present: يَضِلُّ

## Words from the root ض·ل·ل

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

- [ضَالّ](https://fasaha.app/w/dall) — ḍāll, astray, lost (C1)
- [أَضَلَّ](https://fasaha.app/w/adalla) — aḍalla, to lead astray (C1)

## How to read ضَلَّ, letter by letter

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

- ض — ضاد (ḍād): an emphatic d, the letter Arabic is named for
- ل — لام (lām): l

## Questions about ضَلَّ

### What is the root of ضَلَّ?

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

### What pattern does ضَلَّ follow?

ضَلَّ follows the pattern فَعَلَ, with the root letters ض·ل·ل poured into it.

### What level is ضَلَّ?

Fasaha first uses ضَلَّ at level B2, 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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