طويل

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˁa.wiːl/
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Adjective

طَوِيل (ṭawīl) (feminine طَوِيلَة (ṭawīla), common plural طِوَالٌ (ṭiwālun), feminine plural طَوِيلَات (ṭawīlāt), elative أَطْوَل (ʾaṭwal))

  1. long, tall

Declension

References

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

Egyptian Arabic

Adjective

طويل (ṭawīl)

  1. tall
  2. long
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