siel

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See also: Siel, síel, and Siël

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ziel, from Middle Dutch siele, from Old Dutch sēla, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

siel (plural siele, diminutive sieltjie)

  1. soul

Maltese

Root
s-j-l
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَأَلَ (saʔala, “to ask”). Compare Moroccan Arabic سال (sāl, “to be owed money”).

Pronunciation

Verb

siel (imperfect jsil, past participle misul, verbal noun tisjil)

  1. to be owed money

Conjugation

    Conjugation of siel
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m silt silt siel silna siltu sielu
f sielet
imperfect m nsil ssil jsil nsilu ssilu jsilu
f ssil
imperative sil silu

Rotokas

Etymology

Borrowed from Tok Pisin sel, from English sail, from Middle English saile, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

siel

  1. sail
  2. tent

References

  • Firchow, Irwin, Firchow, Jacqueline, Akoitai, David (1973) Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English‎, Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 101

West Frisian

Pronunciation

Noun

siel c (plural sielen, diminutive sieltsje)

  1. soul

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “siel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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