hâl

From Ottoman Turkish حال (hal), from Arabic حَال (ḥāl). Doublet of hâlâ and hâlen.

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• Hyphenation: hâl

hâl (definite accusative hâli, plural hâller or (archaic) ahval)

1. state, position, situation

   Synonym: (more formal) vaziyet

   • 2014, “Bir Pazar Kahvaltısı [A Sunday Breakfast]”, performed by Emre Aydın:

     Uyurken izliyorum en sevdiğim hâlini / Saçların dağınık, yüzünde yastık izi

     I watch my favorite state of you while you sleep / Your hair is messy, a pillow print on your face

2. (grammar) grammatical case

• Not to be confused with hal (covered market; solution).

From Proto-Brythonic *hal, from Proto-Celtic *sālos (“saltwater”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”).

hâl m (plural halau or halion, not mutable)

1. (chemistry) salt

   Synonym: halwyn

• halen m (“salt”)
• halid (“halide”) (This word is not derived from hâl)
• hallt (“salty”, adjective)

hâl m (plural halau, not mutable)

1. dung, filth

• halog (“unclean”, adjective)

hâl

1. h-prothesized form of âl (“calving, ale”)

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hâl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies