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تَسَلُّل
infiltration /taˈsal.lul/
nounB2#3257 most common
Also: offside (football), sneaking in, trespassing
Example sentences
الْقِطُّ يَتَسَلَّلُ مِنَ الْبَابِ.
The cat sneaks in through the door.
حَاوَلَ اللِّصُّ التَّسَلُّلَ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ لَيْلاً.
The thief tried to sneak into the house at night.
أُلْغِيَ الْهَدَفُ بِسَبَبِ التَّسَلُّلِ.
The goal was disallowed because of offside.
تَسَلَّلَتْ مَجْمُوعَةٌ مِنَ الْمُقَاتِلِينَ عَبْرَ الْحُدُودِ لَيْلاً.
A group of fighters infiltrated across the border at night.
يُرَاقِبُ الْحَارِسُ الْحُدُودَ لِمَنْعِ أَيِّ تَسَلُّلٍ.
The guard watches the border to prevent any infiltration.
أَصْدَرَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ تَحْذِيرًا مِنْ تَسَلُّلِ عَنَاصِرَ مُسَلَّحَةٍ عَبْرَ الْحُدُودِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ.
The government issued a warning about the infiltration of armed elements across the eastern border.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَسَلُّلٌ | تَسَلُّلَاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَسَلُّلٍ | تَسَلُّلَاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَسَلُّلاً | تَسَلُّلَاتٍ |
| Vocative |
Word family
تَسَلَّلَ / يَتَسَلَّلُto infiltrate, sneak in
مُتَسَلِّلinfiltrator; also, a player in an offside position
سَلَّto draw out, unsheathe
اِسْتِلَالextraction, drawing out
سَلِيلdescendant, scion
Etymology
تَسَلُّل is the verbal noun of the Form V verb تَسَلَّلَ, built on the triliteral root س-ل-ل, which carries the basic sense of drawing something out or withdrawing it, as in سَلَّ السَّيْفَ, "he drew the sword." The Form V pattern تفعّل adds a reflexive and gradual shade of meaning, so the word literally suggests drawing oneself out little by little, which shifted to the sense of slipping in or out unnoticed. In modern usage it also became the standard football term for offside.
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