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أَدْلَى
to submit, cast, or give (a statement, vote, or testimony) /ʔadˈlaː/
verbB2#3434 most common
Also: to make (a statement), to deliver (testimony), to weigh in (with an opinion)
Example sentences
أَدْلَى الرَّجُلُ بِصَوْتِهِ فِي الِانْتِخَابَاتِ.
The man cast his vote in the elections.
أَدْلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ بِرَأْيِهَا فِي الِاجْتِمَاعِ.
The woman gave her opinion at the meeting.
سَأُدْلِي بِتَصْرِيحٍ رَسْمِيٍّ غَدًا.
I will make an official statement tomorrow.
أَدْلَى الشَّاهِدُ بِشَهَادَتِهِ أَمَامَ الْمَحْكَمَةِ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَقْسَمَ الْيَمِينَ.
The witness gave his testimony before the court after taking the oath.
أَدْلَى الرَّئِيسُ بِتَصْرِيحٍ صَحَفِيٍّ أَكَّدَ فِيهِ الْتِزَامَ حُكُومَتِهِ بِالْإِصْلَاحَاتِ الِاقْتِصَادِيَّةِ.
The president made a press statement in which he affirmed his government's commitment to economic reforms.
لَمْ يَتَرَدَّدِ الْمُحَلِّلُ السِّيَاسِيُّ فِي أَنْ يُدْلِيَ بِدَلْوِهِ فِي النِّقَاشِ الدَّائِرِ حَوْلَ الْأَزْمَةِ، رَغْمَ عِلْمِهِ بِأَنَّ آرَاءَهُ قَدْ تُثِيرُ جَدَلًا وَاسِعًا.
The political analyst did not hesitate to weigh in on the raging debate about the crisis, despite knowing his views might stir wide controversy.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُدْلِي | أَدْلَيْتُ | سَأُدْلِي |
| 2sg | تُدْلِي | أَدْلَيْتَ | سَتُدْلِي |
| 3sg | يُدْلِي | أَدْلَى | سَيُدْلِي |
| 1pl | نُدْلِي | أَدْلَيْنَا | سَنُدْلِي |
| 2pl | تُدْلُونَ | أَدْلَيْتُمْ | سَتُدْلُونَ |
| 3pl | يُدْلُونَ | أَدْلَوْا | سَيُدْلُونَ |
Word family
دَلْوbucket
إِدْلَاءthe act of submitting or casting (a vote, statement)
مُدْلٍone who submits or casts (active participle)
تَدَلَّىto dangle, hang down
دَلَّىto let something down, lower it
Etymology
The root د-ل-و concerns a bucket lowered by rope into a well. The Form IV verb أَدْلَى literally means to let down a bucket to draw water. Classical usage extended this image: submitting a vote, statement, or testimony works like lowering your bucket into a shared well and drawing something up for others to see. The idiom أَدْلَى بِدَلْوِهِ, meaning to add one's input, still carries the bucket image today.
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