طويل

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.wiːl/

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Adjective

طَوِيل • (ṭawīl) (feminine طَوِيلَة (ṭawīla), common plural طِوَال (ṭiwāl), masculine plural طَوِيلُونَ (ṭawīlūna), feminine plural طَوِيلَات (ṭawīlāt), elative أَطْوَل (ʔaṭwal))

1. long, tall

Declension

Descendants

• Chadian Arabic: طويل (tawīl)
• Egyptian Arabic: طويل (ṭawīl, ṭowīl)
• Maltese: twil
• Moroccan Arabic: طويل (ṭwīl)

References

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

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

طويل • (tawīl) (feminine طويلة, plural طوال)

1. tall, long

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

طويل • (ṭawīl, ṭowīl)

1. tall
2. long

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤwiːl/

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Adjective

طويل • (ṭwīl) (feminine طويلة (ṭwīla), common plural طوال (ṭwāl), masculine plural طويلين (ṭwīlīn), feminine plural طويلات (ṭwīlāt), elative أطول (ʔaṭwal) or طول (ṭwal))

1. long, tall

   Antonym: قصير (qṣīr)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.wiːl/,

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Adjective

طويل • (ṭawīl) (feminine طويلة (ṭawīle), common plural طوال (ṭwāl), elative أطول (ʔaṭwal))

1. long

   Antonym: قصير (ʔaṣīr)

2. tall (people)

   Antonym: قصير (ʔaṣīr)

Derived terms

• طويل الروح (ṭawīl ir-rūḥ, “patient”, adj.), طويل البال (ṭawīl il-bāl, “patient”, adj.)