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

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic һал
Abjad حال

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَال (ḥāl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

hal (definite accusative halı, sound plural hallar, broken plural əhval)

  1. condition, state
    Synonyms: vəziyyət, durum
  2. state of mind, mood
    Synonym: əhval-ruhiyyə
  3. the physical or mental strength to do something
    Synonyms: güc, qüvvət, taqət
  4. (grammar) case
    Azərbaycan dilində ismin 6 halı var.Nouns have 6 cases in Azerbaijani.

Declension

Declension of hal
singular plural
sound broken
nominative halhallarəhval
definite accusative halıhallarıəhvalı
dative halahallaraəhvala
locative haldahallardaəhvalda
ablative haldanhallardanəhvaldan
definite genitive halınhallarınəhvalın
Possessive forms of hal
nominative
singular plural
sound broken
mənim (my) halım hallarım əhvalım
sənin (your) halın halların əhvalın
onun (his/her/its) halı halları əhvalı
bizim (our) halımız hallarımız əhvalımız
sizin (your) halınız hallarınız əhvalınız
onların (their) halı or halları halları əhvalı
accusative
singular plural
sound broken
mənim (my) halımı hallarımı əhvalımı
sənin (your) halını hallarını əhvalını
onun (his/her/its) halını hallarını əhvalını
bizim (our) halımızı hallarımızı əhvalımızı
sizin (your) halınızı hallarınızı əhvalınızı
onların (their) halını or hallarını hallarını əhvalını
dative
singular plural
sound broken
mənim (my) halıma hallarıma əhvalıma
sənin (your) halına hallarına əhvalına
onun (his/her/its) halına hallarına əhvalına
bizim (our) halımıza hallarımıza əhvalımıza
sizin (your) halınıza hallarınıza əhvalınıza
onların (their) halına or hallarına hallarına əhvalına
locative
singular plural
sound broken
mənim (my) halımda hallarımda əhvalımda
sənin (your) halında hallarında əhvalında
onun (his/her/its) halında hallarında əhvalında
bizim (our) halımızda hallarımızda əhvalımızda
sizin (your) halınızda hallarınızda əhvalınızda
onların (their) halında or hallarında hallarında əhvalında
ablative
singular plural
sound broken
mənim (my) halımdan hallarımdan əhvalımdan
sənin (your) halından hallarından əhvalından
onun (his/her/its) halından hallarından əhvalından
bizim (our) halımızdan hallarımızdan əhvalımızdan
sizin (your) halınızdan hallarınızdan əhvalınızdan
onların (their) halından or hallarından hallarından əhvalından
genitive
singular plural
sound broken
mənim (my) halımın hallarımın əhvalımın
sənin (your) halının hallarının əhvalının
onun (his/her/its) halının hallarının əhvalının
bizim (our) halımızın hallarımızın əhvalımızın
sizin (your) halınızın hallarınızın əhvalınızın
onların (their) halının or hallarının hallarının əhvalının

Derived terms

Further reading

  • hal” in Obastan.com.

Burushaski

Pronunciation

Noun

hal (plural haljo)

  1. fox

References

Sadaf Munshi (2015) “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project.

Chut

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr; cognate with Vietnamese hai, Muong hal.

Pronunciation

Numeral

hal

  1. two

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

hal

  1. second-person singular imperative of halit

Danish

Etymology 1

Old Norse hǫll (large living room)

Pronunciation

Noun

hal c (singular definite hallen, plural indefinite haller)

  1. hall
  2. sports centre
Inflection
Declension of hal
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hal hallen haller hallerne
genitive hals hallens hallers hallernes
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See hale.

Pronunciation

Verb

hal

  1. imperative of hale

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch halle, from Old Dutch *halla, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *hallō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (to hide, cover, conceal).

Cognate with Low German Hall, German Halle, English hall, Danish hall.

Noun

hal f (plural hallen, diminutive halletje n)

  1. hall, hallway
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: hal
  • Papiamentu: hal (dated)

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to Old Norse héla (hoarfrost). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

hal n (plural hallen, diminutive halletje n)

  1. frozen ground
Alternative forms

Haida

Pronoun

hal

  1. he, she, it (3rd person singular personal pronoun, weak-A or weak-B)
  2. his, her, its, their (3rd person possessive pronoun, weak-B)

Usage notes

  • Weak pronouns are placed right before the verb; strong pronouns are placed at the start of the sentence (focus position) and are followed by the focus marker uu.
  • Some Haida verbs use pronouns from set A, while other verbs need pronouns from set B.

See also

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *kala. Cognates include Northern Khanty хўԓ (hŭł), Northern Mansi хӯл (hūl), Erzya and Moksha кал (kal), Finnish and Estonian kala.[1][2]

Noun

hal (plural halak)

  1. fish
Declension
Possessive forms of hal
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. halam halaim
2nd person sing. halad halaid
3rd person sing. hala halai
1st person plural halunk halaink
2nd person plural halatok halaitok
3rd person plural haluk halaik
Derived terms
Compound words with this term at the beginning

Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *kale-. Cognates include Northern Mansi хо̄луӈкве (hōluňkve), Finnish kuolla, Erzya and Moksha куломс (kuloms).

Verb

hal

  1. (intransitive) to die (to stop living; to become dead)
    Perfective: meghal
Usage notes

This form normally occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

Conjugation
Conjugation of hal
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. halok halsz hal halunk haltok halnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. haltam haltál halt haltunk haltatok haltak
def.
2nd obj
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. halni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. halék halál hala halánk halátok halának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. hal vala, halt vala/volt.
archaic future indef. halandok halandasz haland halandunk halandotok halandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. halnék halnál halna halnánk halnátok halnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. halt volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. haljak halj or
haljál
haljon haljunk haljatok haljanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. halt légyen
infinitive halni halnom halnod halnia halnunk halnotok halniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
halás haló halt or halott halva (halván)
Potential conjugation of hal
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. halhatok halhatsz halhat halhatunk halhattok halhatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. halhattam halhattál halhatott halhattunk halhattatok halhattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. halhaték halhatál halhata halhatánk halhatátok halhatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. halhat vala, halhatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. halhatandok
or halandhatok
halhatandasz
or halandhatsz
halhatand
or halandhat
halhatandunk
or halandhatunk
halhatandotok
or halandhattok
halhatandanak
or halandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. halhatnék halhatnál halhatna halhatnánk halhatnátok halhatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. halhatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. halhassak halhass or
halhassál
halhasson halhassunk halhassatok halhassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. halhatott légyen
infinitive (halhatni) (halhatnom) (halhatnod) (halhatnia) (halhatnunk) (halhatnotok) (halhatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(halhatva / halhatván)
Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

Compound words
Expressions

References

  1. ^ Entry #228 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ hal in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • (fish): hal in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • (to die): hal in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Noun

hal

  1. indefinite accusative singular of halur
  2. indefinite dative singular of halur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay hal, from Arabic حَال (ḥāl).[1]

Noun

hal (plural hal-hal)

  1. circumstance, state, condition
  2. affair, case, problem, thing
  3. cause
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hal (plural hal-hal)

  1. (colloquial) galvanized sheet iron

References

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Verb

hal

  1. second-person singular imperative of halen

Maleng

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar; cognate with Vietnamese hai.

Pronunciation

Numeral

hal

  1. two

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

hal

  1. Alternative form of halle (hall)

Etymology 2

Noun

hal

  1. Alternative form of al (awl)

Etymology 3

Noun

hal

  1. Alternative form of hale (nook, cranny)

Etymology 4

Adjective

hal

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of hol (healthy, whole)
Descendants

Etymology 5

Verb

hal

  1. simple past of helen (to cover)
    Synonym: heled

Muong

Muong cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : hal

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar; cognate with Vietnamese hai.

Pronunciation

Numeral

hal

  1. (Mường Bi, cardinal numbers) two

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (healthy, whole, intact, well-omened).

Cognate with Old Frisian hēl (West Frisian hiel), Old Saxon hēl (Low German hel, heel, heil) Dutch heel, geheel (healthy), Old High German heil (German heil (healthy)), Old Norse heill (Danish and Swedish hel (whole)), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (hails), Vandalic eils. The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Old Church Slavonic целъ (celŭ) (Russian це́лый (célyj, whole, healthy)), Ancient Greek κοῖλυ (koîlu, goodness, beauty), Welsh coel (sign).

Pronunciation

Adjective

hāl

  1. sound, healthy, intact
    • Iosep axode hwæðer hira fæder wære hal.
      Joseph asked whether their father was well.
      (Genesis)
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
      Gyf þonne ǣfre gebyreð þæt þū þē ful hālne and ful trumne ongytst, and hæafst æalle þīne frēond myd þē, ǣġðer ge on mōde ge on līchaman, and on ðām ilcan worce and on ðām ylcan willum ðe ðē best lyst dōn, hweðer þū ðonne wille bēon āwiht blīðe?
      If then it ever happen that thou shalt find thyself full whole and full strong, and hast all thy friends with thee, both in mind and in body, and in that same work and in that same will which pleaseth thee best to do, wilt thou then be happy at all?
  2. whole, undivided

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: hole
    • English: hole (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: hole
    • Yola: hullès (plural)
  • Northern Middle English: hal

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: hal

Noun

hal f

  1. genitive plural of hala

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حال (hal), from Arabic حَال (ḥāl).

Noun

hal n (uncountable)

  1. situation or condition, most often a bad one
    El a ajuns într-un asemenea hal încât e nevoit să își vândă hainele.
    He's got into such a situation that he needs to sell his clothes.
  2. way (with a negative connotation)
    Doar uitați-vă în ce hal se îmbracă!
    Just look at the way she dresses!

Declension

Declension of hal
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative hal halul
genitive-dative hal halului
vocative halule

Derived terms

Sumerian

Romanization

hal

  1. Romanization of 𒄬 (ḫal)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse háll.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hal (comparative halare, superlative halast)

  1. slippery (having low friction (and therefore being easy to slip on))
    halt väglag
    slippery road conditions
    VARNING: Trappan är hal
    WARNING: Slippery stairs
  2. slippery (evasive (and dishonest))
    Hon är hal som en ål
    She is slippery as an eel

Declension

Inflection of hal
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular hal halare halast
neuter singular halt halare halast
plural hala halare halast
masculine plural2 hale halare halast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 hale halare halaste
all hala halare halaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

See also

References

Tagalog

Adverb

hal (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ᜔)

  1. Abbreviation of halimbawa: e.g.; for example

Tho

Tho cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : hal

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr; cognate with Vietnamese hai, Muong hal.

Pronunciation

Numeral

hal

  1. two

Turkish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French halle.

Noun

hal (definite accusative hali, plural haller)

  1. covered market
    Can halden 3 kilo elma aldı.
    Can bought 3 kilos of apple from the covered market
Declension
Declension of hal
singular plural
nominative hal haller
definite accusative hali halleri
dative hale hallere
locative halde hallerde
ablative halden hallerden
genitive halin hallerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular halim hallerim
2nd singular halin hallerin
3rd singular hali halleri
1st plural halimiz hallerimiz
2nd plural haliniz halleriniz
3rd plural halleri halleri
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular halimi hallerimi
2nd singular halini hallerini
3rd singular halini hallerini
1st plural halimizi hallerimizi
2nd plural halinizi hallerinizi
3rd plural hallerini hallerini
dative
singular plural
1st singular halime hallerime
2nd singular haline hallerine
3rd singular haline hallerine
1st plural halimize hallerimize
2nd plural halinize hallerinize
3rd plural hallerine hallerine
locative
singular plural
1st singular halimde hallerimde
2nd singular halinde hallerinde
3rd singular halinde hallerinde
1st plural halimizde hallerimizde
2nd plural halinizde hallerinizde
3rd plural hallerinde hallerinde
ablative
singular plural
1st singular halimden hallerimden
2nd singular halinden hallerinden
3rd singular halinden hallerinden
1st plural halimizden hallerimizden
2nd plural halinizden hallerinizden
3rd plural hallerinden hallerinden
genitive
singular plural
1st singular halimin hallerimin
2nd singular halinin hallerinin
3rd singular halinin hallerinin
1st plural halimizin hallerimizin
2nd plural halinizin hallerinizin
3rd plural hallerinin hallerinin

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish حل, from Arabic حَلّ (ḥall).

Noun

hal (definite accusative halli, plural haller)

  1. solution
    Synonym: çözüm
    Meselenin hallini üzerine aldı.
    took the solution of the issue on self.
Usage notes
  • Not to be confused with hâl (situation or grammar case)
Declension
Declension of hal
singular plural
nominative hal haller
definite accusative halli halleri
dative halle hallere
locative halde hallerde
ablative halden hallerden
genitive hallin hallerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular hallim hallerim
2nd singular hallin hallerin
3rd singular halli halleri
1st plural hallimiz hallerimiz
2nd plural halliniz halleriniz
3rd plural halleri halleri
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular hallimi hallerimi
2nd singular hallini hallerini
3rd singular hallini hallerini
1st plural hallimizi hallerimizi
2nd plural hallinizi hallerinizi
3rd plural hallerini hallerini
dative
singular plural
1st singular hallime hallerime
2nd singular halline hallerine
3rd singular halline hallerine
1st plural hallimize hallerimize
2nd plural hallinize hallerinize
3rd plural hallerine hallerine
locative
singular plural
1st singular hallimde hallerimde
2nd singular hallinde hallerinde
3rd singular hallinde hallerinde
1st plural hallimizde hallerimizde
2nd plural hallinizde hallerinizde
3rd plural hallerinde hallerinde
ablative
singular plural
1st singular hallimden hallerimden
2nd singular hallinden hallerinden
3rd singular hallinden hallerinden
1st plural hallimizden hallerimizden
2nd plural hallinizden hallerinizden
3rd plural hallerinden hallerinden
genitive
singular plural
1st singular hallimin hallerimin
2nd singular hallinin hallerinin
3rd singular hallinin hallerinin
1st plural hallimizin hallerimizin
2nd plural hallinizin hallerinizin
3rd plural hallerinin hallerinin

References

Zazaki

Etymology

From Arabic حَال (ḥāl).

Noun

hal

  1. state, condition
  2. (grammar) case