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عَدْل
justice /ˈʕadl/
nounB1#1983 most common
Also: fairness, equity, justness
Example sentences
العَدْلُ مُهِمٌّ.
Justice is important.
نُحِبُّ العَدْلَ.
We love justice.
الحاكِمُ يَحكُمُ بِالعَدْلِ.
The ruler judges with justice.
لا يُمكِنُ بِناءُ مُجتَمَعٍ بِدونِ عَدْلٍ.
A society cannot be built without justice.
يَسعى القاضي إلى تَحقيقِ العَدْلِ بَينَ الناسِ.
The judge strives to achieve justice among the people.
إنَّ العَدْلَ أساسُ المُلكِ، وبِهِ تَستَقيمُ الدُّوَلُ.
Justice is the foundation of governance, and by it states are set right.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَدْلٌ | عُدُولٌ |
| Genitive | عَدْلٍ | عُدُولٍ |
| Accusative | عَدْلاً | عُدُولاً |
| Vocative | يا عَدْلُ | يا عُدُولُ |
Word family
عَدَلَto act justly, to be fair
عادِلjust, fairعَدالةjustice
مُعتَدِلmoderate, balanced
تَعادُلequilibrium, a draw
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root ع-د-ل (ʿ-d-l), which carries the sense of being equal, straight, or in balance. عَدْل is the verbal noun of the verb عَدَلَ, "to act fairly." The link between equality and fairness runs through the whole root: to be just is to give each side its equal due.
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