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تَعْدِيل
modification /taʕˈdiːl/
nounA2#1358 most common
Also: amendment, adjustment, edit
Example sentences
هٰذَا تَعْدِيلٌ بَسِيطٌ.
This is a simple modification.
أَحْتَاجُ إِلَى تَعْدِيلٍ صَغِيرٍ.
I need a small adjustment.
أَجْرَى الْمُهَنْدِسُ تَعْدِيلًا عَلَى التَّصْمِيمِ.
The engineer made a modification to the design.
وَافَقَ الْبَرْلَمَانُ عَلَى تَعْدِيلِ الْقَانُونِ بَعْدَ نِقَاشٍ طَوِيلٍ.
Parliament approved the amendment to the law after a long debate.
يَتَطَلَّبُ تَعْدِيلُ الدُّسْتُورِ مُوَافَقَةَ ثُلُثَيِ الْأَعْضَاءِ.
Amending the constitution requires the approval of two-thirds of the members.
إِنَّ إِدْخَالَ أَيِّ تَعْدِيلٍ جَوْهَرِيٍّ عَلَى الْبِنْيَةِ التَّشْرِيعِيَّةِ يَسْتَلْزِمُ تَوَافُقًا وَاسِعًا بَيْنَ الْأَطْرَافِ الْمَعْنِيَّةِ.
Introducing any substantial modification to the legislative structure requires broad consensus among the parties concerned.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَعْدِيلٌ | تَعْدِيلَاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَعْدِيلٍ | تَعْدِيلَاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَعْدِيلًا | تَعْدِيلَاتٍ |
| Vocative | تَعْدِيلُ | تَعْدِيلَاتُ |
Word family
عَدَّلَto modify, adjust, amend
مُعَدَّلaverage, rate
مُعَدِّلmodifier, adjuster
تَعْدِيلَاتamendments, modifications (plural)
عَدْلjusticeEtymology
تَعْدِيل is the verbal noun of the Form II verb عَدَّلَ, meaning to modify or adjust. Both come from the Semitic root ع-د-ل, which carries the sense of equity, balance, and setting things straight. The Form II pattern adds a causative force, so the noun names the act of making something even or correct, that is, a modification. As a Semitic root it has no Indo-European source.
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