معول
Arabic
Etymology
Tool noun from the root ع و ل (ʿ-w-l).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miʕ.wal/
Noun
مِعْوَل • (miʿwal) m (plural مَعَاوِل (maʿāwil))
- pickaxe, mattock used to undermine
Declension
Declension of noun مِعْوَل (miʿwal)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مِعْوَل miʿwal | الْمِعْوَل al-miʿwal | مِعْوَل miʿwal |
| Nominative | مِعْوَلٌ miʿwalun | الْمِعْوَلُ al-miʿwalu | مِعْوَلُ miʿwalu |
| Accusative | مِعْوَلًا miʿwalan | الْمِعْوَلَ al-miʿwala | مِعْوَلَ miʿwala |
| Genitive | مِعْوَلٍ miʿwalin | الْمِعْوَلِ al-miʿwali | مِعْوَلِ miʿwali |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مِعْوَلَيْن miʿwalayn | الْمِعْوَلَيْن al-miʿwalayn | مِعْوَلَيْ miʿwalay |
| Nominative | مِعْوَلَانِ miʿwalāni | الْمِعْوَلَانِ al-miʿwalāni | مِعْوَلَا miʿwalā |
| Accusative | مِعْوَلَيْنِ miʿwalayni | الْمِعْوَلَيْنِ al-miʿwalayni | مِعْوَلَيْ miʿwalay |
| Genitive | مِعْوَلَيْنِ miʿwalayni | الْمِعْوَلَيْنِ al-miʿwalayni | مِعْوَلَيْ miʿwalay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَعَاوِل maʿāwil | الْمَعَاوِل al-maʿāwil | مَعَاوِل maʿāwil |
| Nominative | مَعَاوِلُ maʿāwilu | الْمَعَاوِلُ al-maʿāwilu | مَعَاوِلُ maʿāwilu |
| Accusative | مَعَاوِلَ maʿāwila | الْمَعَاوِلَ al-maʿāwila | مَعَاوِلَ maʿāwila |
| Genitive | مَعَاوِلَ maʿāwila | الْمَعَاوِلِ al-maʿāwili | مَعَاوِلِ maʿāwili |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1835), “معول”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 245b
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “معول”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 897