سئيل

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic ثَقِيل (ṯaqīl, “heavy; dislikable”). Doublet of تقيل (tʔīl, “heavy”), the inherited form. Unrelated to سُؤال (suʔāl, “question”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ʔiːl/

Adjective

سئيل • (saʔīl) (feminine سئيلة (saʔīle), common plural سئيلين (saʔīlīn), elative أسئل (ʔasʔal))

  1. mean, dislikable, buzzkill, annoying (person)

Derived terms

  • تساءل (tsāʔal, “to be annoying, snide; to mess around”)
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