مستحيل

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Arabic

Root
ح و ل (ḥ w l)
30 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of اِسْتَحَالَ (istaḥāla, to be impossible).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl) (feminine مُسْتَحِيلَة (mustaḥīla), masculine plural مُسْتَحِيلُونَ (mustaḥīlūna), feminine plural مُسْتَحِيلَات (mustaḥīlāt))

  1. impossible
  2. transformed

Declension

Descendants

  • Malay: mustahil

References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح و ل
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مستحيل (mustaḥīl) (feminine مستحيلة (mustaḥīla))

  1. impossible

Interjection

مستحيل (mustaḥīl)

  1. no way!

Malay

Adjective

مستحيل

  1. Jawi spelling of mustahil‎.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ل
7 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus.ta.ħiːl/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

مستحيل (mustaḥīl) (feminine مستحيلة (mustaḥīle))

  1. impossible
    Antonyms: ممكن (mumken), جائز (jāʔez)

Interjection

مستحيل (mustaḥīl)

  1. no way!