عائل

Arabic

Adjective

عَائِل • (ʿāʾil)

  1. poor (with no or few possessions or money)
    Synonym: فَقِير‎ (faqīr)
    Antonym: غَنِيّ‎ (ḡaniyy)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 93:6-8:
      ‏أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَى ۝ وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَى ۝ وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَى ۝‎‎
      ʾalam yajidka yatīman faʾāwā ۝ wawajadaka ḍāllan fahadā ۝ wawajadaka ʿāʾilan faʾaḡnā ۝
      Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)? ۝ Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)? ۝ Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)? ۝
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