طويل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ط و ل (ṭ-w-l). Ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *ṭVwl- (long, far); cognate with Egyptian dwn (to stretch out, to be stretched out).

Root
ط و ل (ṭ-w-l)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤa.wiːl/
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Adjective

طَوِيل • (ṭawīl) (feminine طَوِيلَة (ṭawīla), common plural طِوَال (ṭiwāl), masculine plural طَوِيلُونَ (ṭawīlūna), feminine plural طَوِيلَات (ṭawīlāt), elative أَطْوَل (ʔaṭwal))

  1. long, tall

Declension

Descendants

  • Chadian Arabic: طويل (tawīl)
  • Egyptian Arabic: طويل (ṭawīl, ṭowīl)
  • Maltese: twil
  • Moroccan Arabic: طويل (ṭwīl)

References

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

Chadian Arabic

Root
ط و ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

طويل • (tawīl) (feminine طويلة, plural طوال)

  1. tall, long

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Adjective

طويل • (ṭawīl, ṭowīl)

  1. tall
  2. long

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ط و ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤwiːl/
  • (file)

Adjective

طويل • (ṭwīl) (feminine طويلة (ṭwīla), common plural طوال (ṭwāl), masculine plural طويلين (ṭwīlīn), feminine plural طويلات (ṭwīlāt), elative أطول (ʔaṭwal) or طول (ṭwal))

  1. long, tall
    Antonym: قصير (qṣīr)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ط و ل
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤa.wiːl/, [tˤɑˈwiːl]
  • (file)

Adjective

طويل • (ṭawīl) (feminine طويلة (ṭawīle), common plural طوال (ṭwāl), elative أطول (ʔaṭwal))

  1. long
    Antonym: قصير (ʔaṣīr)
  2. tall (people)
    Antonym: قصير (ʔaṣīr)

Derived terms

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