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رال
to drool, to slobber /ˈraː.la/
verbB2#3945 most common
Also: to salivate excessively, to slaver
Example sentences
الطفل رال.
The baby drooled.
الكلب يريل عندما يرى الطعام.
The dog drools when it sees food.
رالت الرضيعة أثناء نومها.
The infant girl drooled while she was sleeping.
بدأ الطفل يريل كثيرًا منذ ظهور أسنانه.
The baby started drooling a lot once his teeth came in.
رال الجمل بعد أن ركض مسافة طويلة تحت الشمس الحارقة.
The camel drooled after running a long distance under the scorching sun.
لاحظت الممرضة أن المريض قد رال أثناء نوبة الصرع، وهو عرض شائع يستدعي المراقبة الطبية.
The nurse noticed that the patient had drooled during the seizure, a common symptom that calls for medical monitoring.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أريل | رِلْتُ | سأريل |
| 2sg | تريل | رِلْتَ | ستريل |
| 3sg | يريل | رال | سيريل |
| 1pl | نريل | رِلْنا | سنريل |
| 2pl | تريلون | رِلْتُم | ستريلون |
| 3pl | يريلون | رالوا | سيريلون |
Word family
ريلsaliva, drool
رائلdrooling
تريّلto slobber profusely (colloquial)
Etymology
رال is a Form I hollow verb built on the native Arabic root ر-ي-ل, the same root behind the noun ريل, meaning saliva or drool. It is original Semitic vocabulary rather than a loanword. No further reconstruction beyond the Arabic root can be stated with confidence.
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