میل
See also: ميل
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
From Arabic مِيل (mīl), from Ancient Greek μήλη (mḗlē, “probe”).
Noun
میل • (mil)
- any pointed instrument, acute tool of iron
- probe
- Synonym: سونده (sonda)
- a style wherewith stibium is applied to the lashes, needle for makeup
- drill, crowbar
- probe
Descendants
- Turkish: mil
Etymology 2
From Arabic مَيْل (mayl), verbal noun of مَالَ (māla, “to lean”).
Noun
میل • (meyl)
- inclination, slant
- pivot, axle
Etymology 3
From Arabic مِيل (mīl), from Latin mīlle passuum (literally “a thousand of paces”).
Noun
میل • (mil)
- mile
- milestone, column, obelisk, boundary stone
Descendants
- Turkish: mil
References
- Meyer, Gustav (1892), “Türkische Studien. I. Die griechischen und romanischen Bestandtheile im Wortschatze des Osmanisch-Türkischen”, in Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German), volume 128, Wien: In Commission bei F. Tempsky, page 48
- Zenker, Julius Theodor (1876), “میل”, in Türkisch-arabisch-persisches Handwörterbuch, volume 2, Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 900
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic مَيْل (mayl).
Noun
میل • (meyl)
- inclination
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مِيل (mīl).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /miːl/
- Rhymes: -iːl
Noun
مِیل • (mīl) m (Hindi spelling मील)
- mile (unit of measurement)
Declension
| Declension of میل | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | میل (mīl) | میل (mīl) |
| oblique | میل (mīl) | میلوں (mīlō̃) |
| vocative | میل (mīl) | میلو (mīlō) |
References
- “میل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “میل”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.