إل
Arabic
Alternative forms
- إِيل (ʔīl)
Etymology
- The sense of a god: From Proto-Semitic *ʾil-, it might have been reinforced by Hebrew אֵל or Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 (ʾl).
- Kinship, noble origin: See ء و ل (ʔ w l)
- Vow: See ء ل و (ʔ l w)
Pronunciation
Noun
إِلّ or إِل • (ʔill or ʔil) m or f (uncountable)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | إِلّ; إِل ʔill; ʔil |
الْإِلّ; الْإِل al-ʔill; al-ʔil |
إِلّ; إِل ʔill; ʔil |
| nominative | إِلٌّ; إِلٌ ʔillun; ʔilun |
الْإِلُّ; الْإِلُ al-ʔillu; al-ʔilu |
إِلُّ; إِلُ ʔillu; ʔilu |
| accusative | إِلًّا; إِلًا ʔillan; ʔilan |
الْإِلَّ; الْإِلَ al-ʔilla; al-ʔila |
إِلَّ; إِلَ ʔilla; ʔila |
| genitive | إِلٍّ; إِلٍ ʔillin; ʔilin |
الْإِلِّ; الْإِلِ al-ʔilli; al-ʔili |
إِلِّ; إِلِ ʔilli; ʔili |
South Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- لإلـ (laʔil-)
Etymology
Preposition
إلـ • (ʔil-)
- to; for (detached version of the indirect object suffix ـلـ (-l-), used for emphasis)
- belonging to (mine, yours etc.)
- (by extension) to have
Inflection
| base form | إلـ (ʔil-) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun including forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| m | f | ||
| 1st person | إلي (ʔili) | إلنا (ʔilna) | |
| 2nd person | إلك (ʔilak) | إلك (ʔilek) | إلكم (ʔilkom) |
| 3rd person | إله (ʔilo) | إلها (ʔilha) | إلهم (ʔilhom) |