زول

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ز و ل (z-w-l). Cognate with Hebrew זולת (zolát).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zawl/

Noun

زَوْل • (zawl) m (plural أَزْوَل (ʔazwal))

  1. person
  2. body, figure
  3. nightly apparition, specter, ghost, phantom, spirit

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “زول”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Sudanese Arabic

Root
ز و ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic زَوْل (zawl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zoːl/

Noun

زول • (zōl) m

  1. man (human being)
  2. man (adult male), guy
  3. male friend
    زولك دا هسا حالته كيف؟.
    zōlak dā hassā ḥāltu kēf?
    Your friend, how is he now?

Derived terms

  • زولة (woman)

Descendants

  • Juba Arabic: zol

References

  • زول” in The Living Arabic Project.
  • Sigmar Hillelson (1925) Sudan Arabic: English–Arabic Vocabulary, London, United Kingdom: Sudan Government, page 179
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