حوالي

See also: حوالى

Arabic

Root
ح و ل (ḥ w l)
31 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.waː.laj/

Preposition

حَوَالَيْ • (ḥawālay)

  1. around
  2. approximately, around (hear, determining approximate quantity)

Inflection

Inflected forms
base form حَوَالَيْ (ḥawālay)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular dual plural
m f m f
1st person حَوَالَيَّ (ḥawālayya) حَوَالَيْنَا (ḥawālaynā)
2nd person حَوَالَيْكَ (ḥawālayka) حَوَالَيْكِ (ḥawālayki) حَوَالَيْكُمَا (ḥawālaykumā) حَوَالَيْكُمْ (ḥawālaykum) حَوَالَيْكُنَّ (ḥawālaykunna)
3rd person حَوَالَيْهِ (ḥawālayhi) حَوَالَيْهَا (ḥawālayhā) حَوَالَيْهِمَا (ḥawālayhimā) حَوَالَيْهِمْ (ḥawālayhim) حَوَالَيْهِنَّ (ḥawālayhinna)

Egyptian Arabic

Preposition

حوالي • (ḥawālī)

  1. approximately, around (Near, determining approximately quantity)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ل
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَوَالَيْ (ḥawālay).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.waː.li/, [ħaˈwæː.li]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Preposition

حوالي • (ḥawāli)

  1. around, round
    Synonym: داير (dāyer)
  2. approximately, around
    Synonym: تقريبا (taʔrīban)