اهل

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See also: آهل and أهل

Azerbaijani

Noun

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اهل (definite accusative اهلی (əhli), plural اهالی (əhali))

  1. Arabic spelling of əhl

Declension

Mazanderani

Alternative forms

Noun

اهل (ahel)

  1. golden oriole

Synonyms

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَهْل (ʔahl).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? ahl
Dari reading? ahl
Iranian reading? ahl
Tajik reading? ahl
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

Dari اهل
Iranian Persian
Tajik аҳл

اهل (ahl) (plural اهالی (ahâli))

  1. inhabitant; native; citizen; often used as an equivalent of English "to be from"
    اهل طهرانahl-e tehrâninhabitant of Tehran
    او اهل کجاست؟u ahl-e kojâ-st?Where is he/she from?
  2. (collectively) people, inhabitants, citizens
  3. (with ezâfe) one endowed with
    اهل دانشahl-e dânešendowed with knowledge
    من اهل این حرفا نیستم.
    man ahl-e in harfâ nistam.
    I'm not the kind of person to say things like this.

Derived terms

Adjective

اهل (ahl)

  1. worthy; noble
    Synonyms: نجیب (najib), سزاوار (sazâvâr)
    • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]‎:
      در شمیران مردی نیک دیدم، از دربند بود، نامش ابوالفضل خلیفه بن علی الفیلسوف. مردی اهل بود و با ما کرامت‌ها کرد و کرم‌ها نمود و با هم بحث‌ها کردیم و دوستی افتاد میان ما. مرا گفت: چه عزم داری؟ گفتم: سفر قبله را نیت کرده‌ام. گفت: حاجت من آنست که به هنگام مراجعت گذر بر اینجا کنی تا تو را باز ببینم.
      dar šimīrān mardē nēk dīdam, az darband būd, nām-aš abū-l-fazl xalīfa ben-e alī ul-faylasūf. mardē ahl būd u bā mā karāmat-hā kard u karam-hā nimūd u bā ham bahs-hā kardēm u dōstī uftād miyān-i mā. ma-rā guft: či azam dārī? guftam: safar-i qibla rā niyyat karda-am. guft: hājat-i man ān ast ki ba hangām-i murāja'at guzar bar īnjā kuni tā tu rā bāz bēnam.
      In Shemīrān there was a good man from Derbent, whose name was Abū al-Faẓl Khalīfa, son of Alī the Philosopher. He was a noble man, and was generous towards us and showed us courtesies. We chatted with each other, and friendship grew between us. He said to me, "What are your plans?" I said, "I have set my mind on journeying to the qibla." He said, "I hope when you return, you pass by here so that I can see you again."

References

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “اهل”, in New Persian–English dictionary, volume 1, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 178

Sindhi

Etymology

From Arabic أَهْل (ʔahl).

Noun

اهل (ahl)

  1. people
  2. inhabitant
  3. citizen
  4. friend

Adjective

اهل (ahl-u)

  1. competent