حول

See also: خول

Arabic

Root
ح و ل (ḥ w l)
31 terms

Etymology 1

Compare Ugaritic 𐎈𐎍 (ḥl), Hebrew חַיִל (kháyil, “strength, might”).

Noun

حَوْل • (ḥawl) m (plural أَحْوَال (ʔaḥwāl))

verbal noun of حَالَ (ḥāla) (form I)
power, might
strength
لَا حَوْل وَلَا قُوَّة إِلَّا بِٱللّٰه. ― lā ḥawl wa-lā quwwa ʾillā bi-llāh. ― There is no strength or power except in God.
change, exchange

Declension

Declension of noun **حَوْل** (ḥawl)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَوْل ḥawl	الْحَوْل al-ḥawl	حَوْل ḥawl
nominative	حَوْلٌ ḥawlun	الْحَوْلُ al-ḥawlu	حَوْلُ ḥawlu
accusative	حَوْلًا ḥawlan	الْحَوْلَ al-ḥawla	حَوْلَ ḥawla
genitive	حَوْلٍ ḥawlin	الْحَوْلِ al-ḥawli	حَوْلِ ḥawli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَوْلَيْن ḥawlayn	الْحَوْلَيْن al-ḥawlayn	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
nominative	حَوْلَانِ ḥawlāni	الْحَوْلَانِ al-ḥawlāni	حَوْلَا ḥawlā
accusative	حَوْلَيْنِ ḥawlayni	الْحَوْلَيْنِ al-ḥawlayni	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
genitive	حَوْلَيْنِ ḥawlayni	الْحَوْلَيْنِ al-ḥawlayni	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَحْوَال ʔaḥwāl	الْأَحْوَال al-ʔaḥwāl	أَحْوَال ʔaḥwāl
nominative	أَحْوَالٌ ʔaḥwālun	الْأَحْوَالُ al-ʔaḥwālu	أَحْوَالُ ʔaḥwālu
accusative	أَحْوَالًا ʔaḥwālan	الْأَحْوَالَ al-ʔaḥwāla	أَحْوَالَ ʔaḥwāla
genitive	أَحْوَالٍ ʔaḥwālin	الْأَحْوَالِ al-ʔaḥwāli	أَحْوَالِ ʔaḥwāli

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Noun

حَوْل • (ḥawl) m (plural أَحْوَال (ʔaḥwāl))

Declension

Declension of noun **حَوْل** (ḥawl)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَوْل ḥawl	الْحَوْل al-ḥawl	حَوْل ḥawl
nominative	حَوْلٌ ḥawlun	الْحَوْلُ al-ḥawlu	حَوْلُ ḥawlu
accusative	حَوْلًا ḥawlan	الْحَوْلَ al-ḥawla	حَوْلَ ḥawla
genitive	حَوْلٍ ḥawlin	الْحَوْلِ al-ḥawli	حَوْلِ ḥawli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَوْلَيْن ḥawlayn	الْحَوْلَيْن al-ḥawlayn	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
nominative	حَوْلَانِ ḥawlāni	الْحَوْلَانِ al-ḥawlāni	حَوْلَا ḥawlā
accusative	حَوْلَيْنِ ḥawlayni	الْحَوْلَيْنِ al-ḥawlayni	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
genitive	حَوْلَيْنِ ḥawlayni	الْحَوْلَيْنِ al-ḥawlayni	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَحْوَال ʔaḥwāl	الْأَحْوَال al-ʔaḥwāl	أَحْوَال ʔaḥwāl
nominative	أَحْوَالٌ ʔaḥwālun	الْأَحْوَالُ al-ʔaḥwālu	أَحْوَالُ ʔaḥwālu
accusative	أَحْوَالًا ʔaḥwālan	الْأَحْوَالَ al-ʔaḥwāla	أَحْوَالَ ʔaḥwāla
genitive	أَحْوَالٍ ʔaḥwālin	الْأَحْوَالِ al-ʔaḥwāli	أَحْوَالِ ʔaḥwāli

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

حَوَّلَ • (ḥawwala) II (non-past يُحَوِّلُ (yuḥawwilu), verbal noun تَحْوِيل (taḥwīl))

to change, to transform, to convert, to turn (into), to make
وهي ستحوِّل الأرض إلى فردوس. ― It will turn the earth into paradise.
to transplant
to transfer, to forward
to convert
to switch, to commutate
to shunt
to remit, to send, to transmit
to pass on, to hand on, to forward
to endorse
to direct
to divert, to distract, to deflect
to avert, to turn away
to turn off, to switch off, to disconnect
to turn the helm, to change course

Conjugation

Conjugation of **حَوَّلَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَحْوِيل*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَحْوِيل taḥwīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُحَوِّل muḥawwil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُحَوَّل muḥawwal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَوَّلْتُ ḥawwaltu	حَوَّلْتَ ḥawwalta	حَوَّلَ ḥawwala	حَوَّلْتُمَا ḥawwaltumā	حَوَّلَا ḥawwalā	حَوَّلْنَا ḥawwalnā	حَوَّلْتُمْ ḥawwaltum	حَوَّلُوا ḥawwalū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	حَوَّلْتُ ḥawwaltu	حَوَّلْتِ ḥawwalti	حَوَّلَتْ ḥawwalat	حَوَّلْتُمَا ḥawwaltumā	حَوَّلَتَا ḥawwalatā	حَوَّلْنَا ḥawwalnā	حَوَّلْتُنَّ ḥawwaltunna	حَوَّلْنَ ḥawwalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَوِّلُ ʔuḥawwilu	تُحَوِّلُ tuḥawwilu	يُحَوِّلُ yuḥawwilu	تُحَوِّلَانِ tuḥawwilāni	يُحَوِّلَانِ yuḥawwilāni	نُحَوِّلُ nuḥawwilu	تُحَوِّلُونَ tuḥawwilūna	يُحَوِّلُونَ yuḥawwilūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُحَوِّلُ ʔuḥawwilu	تُحَوِّلِينَ tuḥawwilīna	تُحَوِّلُ tuḥawwilu	تُحَوِّلَانِ tuḥawwilāni	تُحَوِّلَانِ tuḥawwilāni	نُحَوِّلُ nuḥawwilu	تُحَوِّلْنَ tuḥawwilna	يُحَوِّلْنَ yuḥawwilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَوِّلَ ʔuḥawwila	تُحَوِّلَ tuḥawwila	يُحَوِّلَ yuḥawwila	تُحَوِّلَا tuḥawwilā	يُحَوِّلَا yuḥawwilā	نُحَوِّلَ nuḥawwila	تُحَوِّلُوا tuḥawwilū	يُحَوِّلُوا yuḥawwilū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُحَوِّلَ ʔuḥawwila	تُحَوِّلِي tuḥawwilī	تُحَوِّلَ tuḥawwila	تُحَوِّلَا tuḥawwilā	تُحَوِّلَا tuḥawwilā	نُحَوِّلَ nuḥawwila	تُحَوِّلْنَ tuḥawwilna	يُحَوِّلْنَ yuḥawwilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَوِّلْ ʔuḥawwil	تُحَوِّلْ tuḥawwil	يُحَوِّلْ yuḥawwil	تُحَوِّلَا tuḥawwilā	يُحَوِّلَا yuḥawwilā	نُحَوِّلْ nuḥawwil	تُحَوِّلُوا tuḥawwilū	يُحَوِّلُوا yuḥawwilū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُحَوِّلْ ʔuḥawwil	تُحَوِّلِي tuḥawwilī	تُحَوِّلْ tuḥawwil	تُحَوِّلَا tuḥawwilā	تُحَوِّلَا tuḥawwilā	نُحَوِّلْ nuḥawwil	تُحَوِّلْنَ tuḥawwilna	يُحَوِّلْنَ yuḥawwilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		حَوِّلْ ḥawwil		حَوِّلَا ḥawwilā			حَوِّلُوا ḥawwilū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		حَوِّلِي ḥawwilī		حَوِّلَا ḥawwilā			حَوِّلْنَ ḥawwilna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حُوِّلْتُ ḥuwwiltu	حُوِّلْتَ ḥuwwilta	حُوِّلَ ḥuwwila	حُوِّلْتُمَا ḥuwwiltumā	حُوِّلَا ḥuwwilā	حُوِّلْنَا ḥuwwilnā	حُوِّلْتُمْ ḥuwwiltum	حُوِّلُوا ḥuwwilū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	حُوِّلْتُ ḥuwwiltu	حُوِّلْتِ ḥuwwilti	حُوِّلَتْ ḥuwwilat	حُوِّلْتُمَا ḥuwwiltumā	حُوِّلَتَا ḥuwwilatā	حُوِّلْنَا ḥuwwilnā	حُوِّلْتُنَّ ḥuwwiltunna	حُوِّلْنَ ḥuwwilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَوَّلُ ʔuḥawwalu	تُحَوَّلُ tuḥawwalu	يُحَوَّلُ yuḥawwalu	تُحَوَّلَانِ tuḥawwalāni	يُحَوَّلَانِ yuḥawwalāni	نُحَوَّلُ nuḥawwalu	تُحَوَّلُونَ tuḥawwalūna	يُحَوَّلُونَ yuḥawwalūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُحَوَّلُ ʔuḥawwalu	تُحَوَّلِينَ tuḥawwalīna	تُحَوَّلُ tuḥawwalu	تُحَوَّلَانِ tuḥawwalāni	تُحَوَّلَانِ tuḥawwalāni	نُحَوَّلُ nuḥawwalu	تُحَوَّلْنَ tuḥawwalna	يُحَوَّلْنَ yuḥawwalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَوَّلَ ʔuḥawwala	تُحَوَّلَ tuḥawwala	يُحَوَّلَ yuḥawwala	تُحَوَّلَا tuḥawwalā	يُحَوَّلَا yuḥawwalā	نُحَوَّلَ nuḥawwala	تُحَوَّلُوا tuḥawwalū	يُحَوَّلُوا yuḥawwalū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُحَوَّلَ ʔuḥawwala	تُحَوَّلِي tuḥawwalī	تُحَوَّلَ tuḥawwala	تُحَوَّلَا tuḥawwalā	تُحَوَّلَا tuḥawwalā	نُحَوَّلَ nuḥawwala	تُحَوَّلْنَ tuḥawwalna	يُحَوَّلْنَ yuḥawwalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَوَّلْ ʔuḥawwal	تُحَوَّلْ tuḥawwal	يُحَوَّلْ yuḥawwal	تُحَوَّلَا tuḥawwalā	يُحَوَّلَا yuḥawwalā	نُحَوَّلْ nuḥawwal	تُحَوَّلُوا tuḥawwalū	يُحَوَّلُوا yuḥawwalū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُحَوَّلْ ʔuḥawwal	تُحَوَّلِي tuḥawwalī	تُحَوَّلْ tuḥawwal	تُحَوَّلَا tuḥawwalā	تُحَوَّلَا tuḥawwalā	نُحَوَّلْ nuḥawwal	تُحَوَّلْنَ tuḥawwalna	يُحَوَّلْنَ yuḥawwalna

Etymology 3

Preposition

حَوْلَ • (ḥawla)

around
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:159:
  فَبِمَا رَحۡمَةࣲ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمۡ ۖ وَلَوۡ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ ٱلۡقَلۡبِ لَٱنفَضُّوا۟ مِنۡ حَوۡلِكَ ۖ فَٱعۡفُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَهُمۡ وَشَاوِرۡهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَمۡرِ ۖ فَإِذَا عَزَمۡتَ فَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلِينَ
  fabimā raḥmatin mina l-lahi linta lahum walaw kunta faẓẓan ḡalīẓa l-qalbi lanfaḍḍū min ḥawlika faʕfu ʕanhum wastaḡfir lahum wašāwirhum fī l-ʔamri faʔiḏā ʕazamta fatawakkal ʕalā l-lahi ʔinna l-laha yuḥibbu l-mutawakkilīna
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Inflection

Inflected forms

base form					حَوْلَ (ḥawla)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		dual	plural
	m	f	dual	m	f
1^st person	حَوْلِي (ḥawlī)		حَوْلَنَا (ḥawlanā)
2^nd person	حَوْلَكَ (ḥawlaka)	حَوْلَكِ (ḥawlaki)	حَوْلَكُمَا (ḥawlakumā)	حَوْلَكُمْ (ḥawlakum)	حَوْلَكُنَّ (ḥawlakunna)
3^rd person	حَوْلَهُ (ḥawlahu)	حَوْلَهَا (ḥawlahā)	حَوْلَهُمَا (ḥawlahumā)	حَوْلَهُمْ (ḥawlahum)	حَوْلَهُنَّ (ḥawlahunna)

Etymology 4

Noun

حُول • (ḥūl) m pl

plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

Etymology 5

Noun

حُوَّل • (ḥuwwal) m pl

plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

Etymology 6

Adjective

حُول • (ḥūl) m pl

masculine plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

Etymology 7

Adjective

حُوَّل • (ḥuwwal) m pl

masculine plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

Etymology 8

Verb

حَوِلَ • (ḥawila) I (non-past يَحْوَلُ (yaḥwalu), verbal noun حَوَل (ḥawal))

to have strabismus, to be cross-eyed, to squint eyes

Conjugation

Conjugation of **حَوِلَ** (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive, verbal noun **حَوَل**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					حَوَل ḥawal
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					أَحْوَل, حَوِل ʔaḥwal, ḥawil
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَوِلْتُ ḥawiltu	حَوِلْتَ ḥawilta	حَوِلَ ḥawila	حَوِلْتُمَا ḥawiltumā	حَوِلَا ḥawilā	حَوِلْنَا ḥawilnā	حَوِلْتُمْ ḥawiltum	حَوِلُوا ḥawilū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	حَوِلْتُ ḥawiltu	حَوِلْتِ ḥawilti	حَوِلَتْ ḥawilat	حَوِلْتُمَا ḥawiltumā	حَوِلَتَا ḥawilatā	حَوِلْنَا ḥawilnā	حَوِلْتُنَّ ḥawiltunna	حَوِلْنَ ḥawilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْوَلُ ʔaḥwalu	تَحْوَلُ taḥwalu	يَحْوَلُ yaḥwalu	تَحْوَلَانِ taḥwalāni	يَحْوَلَانِ yaḥwalāni	نَحْوَلُ naḥwalu	تَحْوَلُونَ taḥwalūna	يَحْوَلُونَ yaḥwalūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَحْوَلُ ʔaḥwalu	تَحْوَلِينَ taḥwalīna	تَحْوَلُ taḥwalu	تَحْوَلَانِ taḥwalāni	تَحْوَلَانِ taḥwalāni	نَحْوَلُ naḥwalu	تَحْوَلْنَ taḥwalna	يَحْوَلْنَ yaḥwalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْوَلَ ʔaḥwala	تَحْوَلَ taḥwala	يَحْوَلَ yaḥwala	تَحْوَلَا taḥwalā	يَحْوَلَا yaḥwalā	نَحْوَلَ naḥwala	تَحْوَلُوا taḥwalū	يَحْوَلُوا yaḥwalū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَحْوَلَ ʔaḥwala	تَحْوَلِي taḥwalī	تَحْوَلَ taḥwala	تَحْوَلَا taḥwalā	تَحْوَلَا taḥwalā	نَحْوَلَ naḥwala	تَحْوَلْنَ taḥwalna	يَحْوَلْنَ yaḥwalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْوَلْ ʔaḥwal	تَحْوَلْ taḥwal	يَحْوَلْ yaḥwal	تَحْوَلَا taḥwalā	يَحْوَلَا yaḥwalā	نَحْوَلْ naḥwal	تَحْوَلُوا taḥwalū	يَحْوَلُوا yaḥwalū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَحْوَلْ ʔaḥwal	تَحْوَلِي taḥwalī	تَحْوَلْ taḥwal	تَحْوَلَا taḥwalā	تَحْوَلَا taḥwalā	نَحْوَلْ naḥwal	تَحْوَلْنَ taḥwalna	يَحْوَلْنَ yaḥwalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِحْوَلْ iḥwal		اِحْوَلَا iḥwalā			اِحْوَلُوا iḥwalū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِحْوَلِي iḥwalī		اِحْوَلَا iḥwalā			اِحْوَلْنَ iḥwalna

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح و ل
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَوْل (ḥawl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħoːl/, [ħo̞ːl]

Noun

حول • (ḥōl) m (plural أحوال (ʾaḥwāl))

strength
يا حول الله ― yā ḥōl illāh ― by god’s strength!

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَوْلَ (ḥawla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħoːl/, [ħo̞ːl]

Preposition

حول • (ḥōl)

around

Inflection

Inflection of **حول**

base form			حول (ḥōl)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f	plural
1^st person	حولي (ḥōli)		حولَنا (ḥōlana)
2^nd person	حولَك (ḥōlak)	حولِك (ḥōlik)	حولَكُم (ḥōlakum)
3^rd person	حولُه (ḥōlu)	حولَها (ḥōlaha)	حولَهُم (ḥōlahum)

Etymology 3

From Arabic أَحْوَل (ʔaḥwal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħa.wal/

Noun

حول • (ḥawal) m (plural حول (ḥūl), feminine حولا (ḥōla))

cross-eyed

Etymology 4

From Arabic حُول (ḥūl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħuːl/

Adjective

حول • (ḥūl) pl

plural of حَوَل (ḥawal, “cross-eyed”)

Etymology 5

From Arabic حَوَّلَ (ḥawwala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħaw.wal/

Verb

حول • (ḥawwal) II (non-past يِحَوِّل (yiḥawwil), verbal noun تَحويل (taḥwīl))

to transform, to turn into
to transfer, to pass on

Conjugation

Conjugation of **حول**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	حولت (ḥawwalt)	حولت (ḥawwalt)	حول (ḥawwal)	حولنا (ḥawwalna)	حولتوا (ḥawwaltu)	حولوا (ḥawwalu)
past	f	حولت (ḥawwalt)	حولتي (ḥawwalti)	حولت (ḥawwalat)	حولنا (ḥawwalna)	حولتوا (ḥawwaltu)	حولوا (ḥawwalu)
non-past	m	أحول (ʔaḥawwil)	تحول (tiḥawwil)	يحول (yiḥawwil)	نحول (niḥawwil)	تحولوا (tiḥawwilu)	يحولوا (yiḥawwilu)
non-past	f	أحول (ʔaḥawwil)	تحولي (tiḥawwili)	تحول (tiḥawwil)	نحول (niḥawwil)	تحولوا (tiḥawwilu)	يحولوا (yiḥawwilu)
imperative	m		حول (ḥawwil)			حولوا (ḥawwilu)
imperative	f		حولي (ḥawwili)			حولوا (ḥawwilu)

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħaw.wil/

Verb

حول • (ḥawwil)

second-person masculine singular imperative of حَوَّل (ḥawwal)

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حَوْلَ (ḥawla).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈhaw.li/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽw.lɪ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔǽwlɪ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔǽwli]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hów.le]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽw.li]

Readings
Classical reading^?	háwl-i
Dari reading^?	hawl-i
Iranian reading^?	howl-e
Tajik reading^?	havl-i

Preposition

حول • (howl-e)

(formal) around (literal, figurative)
- 2024 May 14, “انتقادها به حمله به کاروان‌های امدادرسان به غزه؛ قطر: مذاکرات آتش‌بس به بن‌بست رسیده است”, in bbc.com/persian‎^[3], BBC Persian:
  نخست‌وزیر قطر همچنین گفت اختلاف اصلی دو طرف حول محور آزادی گروگان‌ها و آتش‌بس موقت یا پایان دادن به جنگ است: «یک طرف می‌خواهد جنگ را خاتمه دهد و بعد درباره گروگان‌ها صحبت کند و طرف دیگر می‌خواهد گروگان‌ها برگردند و جنگ را ادامه دهند.»
  naxost-vazir-e qatar hamčenin goft extelâf-e asli-ye do taraf howl-e mehvar-e âzâdi-ye gerowgân-hâ va âtaš-bas-e movaqqat yâ pâyân dâdan be jang ast: "yek taraf mi-xâhad jang râ xâteme dehad va ba'd darbâre-ye gerowgân-hâ sohbat konad va taraf-e digar mi-xâhad gerowgân-hâ bargardand va jang râ edâme dehand.
  The Qatari Prime Minister also said that there are fundamental disputes between the two sides around the axes of freeing the hostages and either a temporary ceasefire or bringing the war to an end: "One side wants to end the war and talk about the hostages afterwards, and the other side wants the hostages to come back and to continue the war."

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَوْل (ḥawl).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈhawl/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häwl]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäwl]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäwl̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [howl̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häwl]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hawl
Dari reading^?	hawl
Iranian reading^?	howl
Tajik reading^?	havl

Noun

حول • (howl)

(formal) strength, power
Synonyms: قدرت (qodrat), توانایی (tavânâyi), نیرو (niru)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ل
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَوَّلَ (ḥawwala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħaw.wal/, [ˈħaw.wal]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

حوّل • (ḥawwal) II (present بحوّل (biḥawwel))

(transitive) to transform, to turn into
to transfer, to pass on

Conjugation

Conjugation of **حول**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	حوّلت (ḥawwalt)	حوّلت (ḥawwalt)	حوّل (ḥawwal)	حوّلنا (ḥawwalna)	حوّلتو (ḥawwaltu)	حوّلو (ḥawwalu)
past	f	حوّلت (ḥawwalt)	حوّلتي (ḥawwalti)	حوّلت (ḥawwalat)	حوّلنا (ḥawwalna)	حوّلتو (ḥawwaltu)	حوّلو (ḥawwalu)
present	m	بحوّل (baḥawwil)	بتحوّل (bitḥawwil)	بحوّل (biḥawwil)	منحوّل (minḥawwil)	بتحوّلو (bitḥawwlu)	بحوّلو (biḥawwlu)
present	f	بحوّل (baḥawwil)	بتحوّلي (bitḥawwli)	بتحوّل (bitḥawwil)	منحوّل (minḥawwil)	بتحوّلو (bitḥawwlu)	بحوّلو (biḥawwlu)
subjunctive	m	احوّل (aḥawwil)	تحوّل (tḥawwil)	يحوّل (yḥawwil)	نحوّل (nḥawwil)	تحوّلو (tḥawwlu)	يحوّلو (yḥawwlu)
subjunctive	f	احوّل (aḥawwil)	تحوّلي (tḥawwli)	تحوّل (tḥawwil)	نحوّل (nḥawwil)	تحوّلو (tḥawwlu)	يحوّلو (yḥawwlu)
imperative	m		حوّل (ḥawwil)			حوّلو (ḥawwlu)
imperative	f		حوّلي (ḥawwli)			حوّلو (ḥawwlu)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic حَوْل (ḥawl).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɔːl/

Noun

حَول • (haul) m (Hindi spelling हौल)

References

“حول”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“حول”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

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Etymology 2

Verb

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Etymology 3

Preposition

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Etymology 4

Noun

Etymology 5

Noun

Etymology 6

Adjective

Etymology 7

Adjective

Etymology 8

Verb

Conjugation

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Preposition

Inflection

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Adjective

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

Verb

Persian

Etymology 1

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Preposition

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

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Urdu

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