مستحيل

Arabic

Root
ح و ل (ḥ-w-l)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of اِسْتَحَالَ (istaḥāla, to be impossible).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus.ta.ħiːl/

Adjective

مُسْتَحِيل • (mustaḥīl) (feminine مُسْتَحِيلَة (mustaḥīla), masculine plural مُسْتَحِيلُونَ (mustaḥīlūna), feminine plural مُسْتَحِيلَات (mustaḥīlāt))

  1. impossible
  2. transformed

Declension

Descendants

  • Malay: mustahil

References

Malay

Adjective

مستحيل

  1. Jawi spelling of mustahil.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ل
7 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus.ta.ħiːl/, [mʊs.taˈħiːl]
  • (file)

Adjective

مستحيل • (mustaḥīl) (feminine مستحيلة (mustaḥīle))

  1. impossible
    Antonyms: ممكن (mumken), جائز (jāʔez)

Interjection

مستحيل • (mustaḥīl)

  1. no way!
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