ul

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English

Noun

ul (plural uls)

  1. (computing) Alternative form of UL (upload)

Verb

ul (third-person singular simple present uls, present participle uling, simple past and past participle uled)

  1. (computing) Alternative form of UL (upload)

Anagrams

Akkadian

Etymology

Probably from 𒅇 (u) + 𒆷𒀀 (), thus corresponding to Biblical Hebrew וְלֹא (wə-loʔ). Compare also Biblical Hebrew אַל (ʔal).

Pronunciation

Particle

ul

  1. (negation) not (in main clauses)
    𒀀𒅗𒀠 𒀀𒇷𒅎 𒌑𒌌 𒉌𒄷𒊻
    [akal ālim ul nīḫuz]
    a-ka-al a-li-im u₂-ul ni-ḫu-uz
    We did not take the food of the town.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

  • “ul”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wala, from *wol-o-, o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *wel- (press together) (compare Lithuanian valýti (to clean), Ancient Greek εἰλέω (eiléō, press together)). Variant unj is from *ulnj, from Proto-Albanian *walnja, a causative of the previous.

Verb

ul (aorist ula, participle ulur)

  1. to sit down, put (someone/something) on a seat (or on the ground)
    Ulem.
    I'm sitting down (I'm taking a seat).
    (mediopassive)
  2. to lower, put down
    Ilir, uli krahët.
    Ilir, put your arms down.
  3. to bend, tilt down
  4. to seat; land an airplane
  5. to decrease, reduce, diminish
  6. to close
    uli sytë
    close your eyes
  7. to pull down (a skirt or shirt, clothes in general)
  8. (figurative) to demote; degrade, debase

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • verb "ul" (engl.: lower, put down) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)

Angguruk Yali

Noun

ul

  1. ash

References

Breton

Article

ul

  1. a/an

See also

Kabyle

Noun

ul m (construct wul, plural ulawen, construct plural wulawen)

  1. heart

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hullu. Cognates include Finnish hullu.

Adjective

ul

  1. crazy
  2. wild

Declension

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Probably related to hyl.

Noun

ul m (definite singular ulen, indefinite plural ular, definite plural ulane)

  1. a howl

Etymology 2

Verb

ul

  1. imperative of ula

Etymology 3

Adjective

ul (neuter ult, definite singular and plural ule, comparative ulare, indefinite superlative ulast, definite superlative ulaste)

  1. half-rotten

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ulьjь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈul/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ul
  • Syllabification: ul

Noun

ul m inan

  1. hive, beehive
  2. (slang) prison

Declension

References

  • Fortescue, M., Vajda, E. (2022) Mid-Holocene Language Connections between Asia and North America (Brill's Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas; 17)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 257:ul

Further reading

  • ul in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ul in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar ilo and Oromo ulee.

Noun

ul ?

  1. stick

Tuareg

Alternative forms

Noun

ul m (plural ulawen)

  1. (Tamahaq) heart

West Flemish

Pronunciation

Noun

ul m (plural uls, diminutive ulletje)

  1. lid (top or cover of a container)