אהל

Arabic

Noun

אהל • (transliteration neededm

  1. Judeo-Arabic spelling of أَهْل (ʔahl, kin, family; people, members)‎‎
    • c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir[1], Exodus 1:6:
      תׄם מאת יוסף וגׄמיע אכׄותה וגׄמיע אהל דׄלך אלגׄיל׃
      ṯumma māta yūsufu wa-jamīʕu ʔiḵwatihi wa-jamīʕu ʔahli ḏālika l-jīli.
      Then Joseph died and all his brethren and all the people of that generation.

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
א־ה־ל (ʾ-h-l)
3 terms

From the root א־ה־ל ('-h-l).

Verb

אָהַל • (ahál) (pa'al construction)

  1. to pitch a tent
Conjugation
Conjugation of אָהַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לאהול / לֶאֱהֹל
action noun
passive participle אָהוּל
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first אָהַלְתִּי אָהַלְנוּ
second אָהַלְתָּ אָהַלְתְּ אֲהַלְתֶּם1 אֲהַלְתֶּן1
third אָהַל אָהֲלָה אָהֲלוּ
present אוֹהֵל אוֹהֶלֶת אוֹהֲלִים אוֹהֲלוֹת
future first אֶאֱהַל נֶאֱהַל
second תֶּאֱהַל תֶּאֶהֲלִי תֶּאֶהֲלוּ תֶּאֱהַלְנָה2
third יֶאֱהַל תֶּאֱהַל יֶאֶהֲלוּ תֶּאֱהַלְנָה2
imperative אֱהַל אֶהֱלִי אֶהֱלוּ אֱהַלְנָה2

1 Pronounced אָהַלְתֶּם and אָהַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

Verb

אִהֵל • (ihél) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of איהל

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰 (akil).

Noun

אָהָל • (ahálm (plural indefinite אֲהָלִים, no construct forms)

  1. (obsolete, Biblical Hebrew) aloe
  2. (obsolete, Talmudic) a plant that was used for laundry
  3. mesembryanthemum
Descendants
  • Ancient Greek: ἀλόη (alóē) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 3

Noun

אֹהֶל • (óhelm (plural indefinite אֳהָלִים, singular construct אהל / אֹהֶל־, plural construct אוהלי / אָהֳלֵי־)

  1. defective spelling of אוהל

References

Anagrams

Persian

Noun

אהל • (ahl)

  1. Judeo-Persian spelling of اهل (ahl)
    • 1600s, Elisha ben Shmūel, translated by Dalia Yasharpour, The Prince and the Sufi: The Judeo-Persian Rendition of the Buddha Biographies, Brill, published November 9, 2020:
      המישה פיירוו תורה ודין באש
      דגר הם צחבת אהל יקין באש
      hamiše peyrow-e torâ o din bâš
      degar ham sohbat-e ahl-e yaqin bâš
      Always pursue the Torah and religion;
      Converse with those who know the Truth.