طول

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ط و ل (ṭ-w-l)

Pronunciation

Noun

طُول (ṭūlm (plural أَطْوَال (ʔaṭwāl))

  1. verbal noun of طَالَ (ṭāla) (form I)
  2. length
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:37:
      وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَنْ تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًا
      wa-lā tamši fī l-ʔarḍi maraḥan ʔinnaka lan taḵriqa l-ʔarḍa wa-lan tabluḡa l-jibāla ṭūlan
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. longitude
  4. long duration
  5. condition of being long-suffering
Declension
Descendants
  • Maltese: tul
References

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

طَوْل (ṭawlm

  1. merit
  2. wealth
  3. power
  4. bounty
Declension
References

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

طَوْل or طُول or طُوَل or طِوَل (ṭawl or ṭūl or ṭuwal or ṭiwalm

  1. duration of life, duration, while
  2. absence
Declension
References

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Verb

طَوَّلَ (ṭawwala) II, non-past يُطَوِّلُ‎ (yuṭawwilu)

  1. to lengthen
  2. to relax the tether
  3. to grant a respite or delay
  4. to be long at a thing
  5. to tarry, to delay
  6. to be backward
Conjugation
References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ط و ل
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic طُول (ṭūl).

Pronunciation

Noun

طول (ṭūlm (plural أطوال (ʔaṭwāl))

  1. height, length
  2. longitude
  3. long duration

Etymology 2

From Arabic طَوَّلَ (ṭawwala).

Pronunciation

Verb

طَوَّل (ṭawwal) II (non-past يِطَوِّل (yiṭawwil))

  1. to lengthen
  2. to increase height
  3. to spend a long duration
Conjugation
    Conjugation of طول (ṭawwal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m طولت (ṭawwalt) طولت (ṭawwalt) طول (ṭawwal) طولنا (ṭawwalna) طولتوا (ṭawwaltu) طولوا (ṭawwalu)
f طولتي (ṭawwalti) طولت (ṭawwalat)
non-past m أطول (ʔaṭawwil) تطول (tiṭawwil) يطول (yiṭawwil) نطول (niṭawwil) تطولوا (tiṭawwilu) يطولوا (yiṭawwilu)
f تطولي (tiṭawwili) تطول (tiṭawwil)
imperative m طول (ṭawwil) طولوا (ṭawwilu)
f طولي (ṭawwili)

Laki

Noun

طول (transliteration needed)

  1. drum

Persian

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Wikipedia fa

Etymology

From Arabic طُول (ṭūl).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? tūl
Dari reading? tōl, tūl
Iranian reading? tul
Tajik reading? tül, tul

Noun

Dari طول
Iranian Persian
Tajik тул, тӯл

طول (tul)

  1. length (of space)
    Synonym: درازا (derâzâ)
  2. duration, length (of time)

Related terms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ط و ل
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic طَوَّلَ (ṭawwala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤaw.wal/,
  • (file)

Verb

طوّل (ṭawwal) II (present بطوّل (biṭawwel))

  1. to last, to take time (especially a long time)
  2. to lengthen, to extend
    طوّل بالك.
    ṭawwel bālak
    Be patient.
    (literally, “Lengthen your mind.”)
    (file)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of طوّل (ṭawwal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m طوّلت (ṭawwalt) طوّلت (ṭawwalt) طوّل (ṭawwal) طوّلنا (ṭawwalna) طوّلتو (ṭawwaltu) طوّلو (ṭawwalu)
f طوّلتي (ṭawwalti) طوّلت (ṭawwalat)
present m بطوّل (baṭawwel) بتطوّل (bitṭawwel) بطوّل (biṭawwel) منطوّل (minṭawwel) بتطوّلو (bitṭawwlu) بطوّلو (biṭawwlu)
f بتطوّلي (bitṭawwli) بتطوّل (bitṭawwel)
subjunctive m اطوّل (aṭawwel) تطوّل (tṭawwel) يطوّل (yṭawwel) نطوّل (nṭawwel) تطوّلو (tṭawwlu) يطوّلو (yṭawwlu)
f تطوّلي (tṭawwli) تطوّل (tṭawwel)
imperative m طوّل (ṭawwel) طوّلو (ṭawwlu)
f طوّلي (ṭawwli)

Etymology 2

From Arabic طُول (ṭūl).

Pronunciation

Noun

طول (ṭūlm

  1. length
  2. height (of a person)
Derived terms