heykel

See also: heykəl

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian ‎ (haykal, heykal, “temple”) / Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal, “temple”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL /ekallu/, “temple; palace”), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL, “temple; palace”, literally “great house”).

Noun

heykel (plural heykels)

The chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:heykel.

Kurdish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (haykal, heykal), Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal), from Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL /ekallu/), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL).

Noun

heykel m

statue (three-dimensional work of art)

References

Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 429

This Kurdish entry was created from the translations listed at statue. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see heykel in the Kurdish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) December 2008

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish هیكل‎ (heykel), from Persian ‎ (haykal, heykal), from Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal), from Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL /ekallu/), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hejcel/

Noun

heykel (definite accusative heykeli, plural heykeller)

statue

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

heykel

Definite accusative

heykeli

Singular

Plural

Nominative

heykel

heykeller

Definite accusative

heykeli

heykelleri

Dative

heykele

heykellere

Locative

heykelde

heykellerde

Ablative

heykelden

heykellerden

Genitive

heykelin

heykellerin

Possessive forms
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	heykelim	heykellerim
2nd singular	heykelin	heykellerin
3rd singular	heykeli	heykelleri
1st plural	heykelimiz	heykellerimiz
2nd plural	heykeliniz	heykelleriniz
3rd plural	heykelleri	heykelleri

Zazaki

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (haykal, heykal), Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal), from Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL /ekallu/), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL).

Noun

heykel ? (plural heykel)

(rare) temple
statue