hâl

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See also: -hal, HAL, Hal, Ħal, hal, hál, hàl, häl, hål, hæl, and ħal

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

Inflection
Nominative hâl
Definite accusative hâli
Singular Plural
Nominative hâl hâller
Definite accusative hâli hâlleri
Dative hâle hâllere
Locative hâlde hâllerde
Ablative hâlden hâllerden
Genitive hâlin hâllerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular hâlim hâllerim
2nd singular hâlin hâllerin
3rd singular hâli hâlleri
1st plural hâlimiz hâllerimiz
2nd plural hâliniz hâlleriniz
3rd plural hâlleri hâlleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular hâlimi hâllerimi
2nd singular hâlini hâllerini
3rd singular hâlini hâllerini
1st plural hâlimizi hâllerimizi
2nd plural hâlinizi hâllerinizi
3rd plural hâllerini hâllerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular hâlime hâllerime
2nd singular hâline hâllerine
3rd singular hâline hâllerine
1st plural hâlimize hâllerimize
2nd plural hâlinize hâllerinize
3rd plural hâllerine hâllerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular hâlimde hâllerimde
2nd singular hâlinde hâllerinde
3rd singular hâlinde hâllerinde
1st plural hâlimizde hâllerimizde
2nd plural hâlinizde hâllerinizde
3rd plural hâllerinde hâllerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular hâlimden hâllerimden
2nd singular hâlinden hâllerinden
3rd singular hâlinden hâllerinden
1st plural hâlimizden hâllerimizden
2nd plural hâlinizden hâllerinizden
3rd plural hâllerinden hâllerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular hâlimin hâllerimin
2nd singular hâlinin hâllerinin
3rd singular hâlinin hâllerinin
1st plural hâlimizin hâllerimizin
2nd plural hâlinizin hâllerinizin
3rd plural hâllerinin hâllerinin

Synonyms

Derived terms

Welsh

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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)

Etymology 2

Noun

hâl m (plural halau, not mutable)

  1. dung, filth
Derived terms
  • halog (unclean, adjective)

Etymology 3

Noun

hâl

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

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
âl unchanged unchanged hâl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • 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