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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian هَیکَل (haykal), from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal).
Noun
heykel (plural heykels)
- The chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian هَیکَل (haykal), from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal).
Noun
heykel m
- statue
References
- Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 429
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هیكل (heykel), from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hejˈkel/,
- Hyphenation: hey‧kel
Noun
heykel (definite accusative heykeli, plural heykeller)
- statue
- heykel dikmek ― to erect a statue
- sculpture
Declension
Derived terms
Zazaki
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian هَیکَل (haykal), from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal).
Noun
heykel (plural heykel)
- (rare) temple
- statue