ҳайкал

Tajik

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal, armature, temple), ultimately from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal).

Noun

Dari هیکل
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҳайкал

ҳайкал • (haykal) (plural ҳайкалҳо)

  1. (rare) temple
  2. statue
  3. physique
  4. body

Synonyms

  • (temple): маъбад (maʾbad)
  • (statue): пайкара (paykara), муҷассама (mujassama)
  • (body): бадан (badan), пайкар (paykar), ҷусса (jussa)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Uzbek: haykal
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