هيول
Arabic
Alternative forms
- هَيُولَى (hayūlā), هُيُولَى (huyūlā)
Etymology
From the root ه ي ل (h y l) in the sense of a pile or cluster of things together; piled sand, dust particles. A phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “stuff, matter, substance”, literally “wood, raw material”), supported by the presence in Classical Syriac ܗܝܘܠܐ (hiyūlā), ܗܘܠܐ (hūlā), ܗܝܠܐ (hīlā, “matter, material; wood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ha.juːl/, /hu.juːl/
Noun
هَيُول or هُيُول • (hayūl or huyūl) m (usually uncountable)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | هَيُول; هُيُول hayūl; huyūl |
الْهَيُول; الْهُيُول al-hayūl; al-huyūl |
هَيُول; هُيُول hayūl; huyūl |
| nominative | هَيُولٌ; هُيُولٌ hayūlun; huyūlun |
الْهَيُولُ; الْهُيُولُ al-hayūlu; al-huyūlu |
هَيُولُ; هُيُولُ hayūlu; huyūlu |
| accusative | هَيُولًا; هُيُولًا hayūlan; huyūlan |
الْهَيُولَ; الْهُيُولَ al-hayūla; al-huyūla |
هَيُولَ; هُيُولَ hayūla; huyūla |
| genitive | هَيُولٍ; هُيُولٍ hayūlin; huyūlin |
الْهَيُولِ; الْهُيُولِ al-hayūli; al-huyūli |
هَيُولِ; هُيُولِ hayūli; huyūli |
Derived terms
- هَيُولِيّ (hayūliyy)
- هَيُولَانِيّ (hayūlāniyy)
References
- Freytag, Georg (1837) “هيول”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 425
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “هيول”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1369