عاهل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ه ل (ʕ h l), meaning "to let livestock pasture themselves", "to have independence", "to have the power of personal discretion or determination".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕaː.hil/

Noun

عَاهِل • (ʕāhil) m (plural عَوَاهِل (ʕawāhil))

dictator
reigner, monarch, sovereign, emperor
paramount chief, a leader over several tribes
a woman without a husband

Declension

Declension of noun **عَاهِل** (ʕāhil)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَاهِل ʕāhil	الْعَاهِل al-ʕāhil	عَاهِل ʕāhil
nominative	عَاهِلٌ ʕāhilun	الْعَاهِلُ al-ʕāhilu	عَاهِلُ ʕāhilu
accusative	عَاهِلًا ʕāhilan	الْعَاهِلَ al-ʕāhila	عَاهِلَ ʕāhila
genitive	عَاهِلٍ ʕāhilin	الْعَاهِلِ al-ʕāhili	عَاهِلِ ʕāhili
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَاهِلَيْن ʕāhilayn	الْعَاهِلَيْن al-ʕāhilayn	عَاهِلَيْ ʕāhilay
nominative	عَاهِلَانِ ʕāhilāni	الْعَاهِلَانِ al-ʕāhilāni	عَاهِلَا ʕāhilā
accusative	عَاهِلَيْنِ ʕāhilayni	الْعَاهِلَيْنِ al-ʕāhilayni	عَاهِلَيْ ʕāhilay
genitive	عَاهِلَيْنِ ʕāhilayni	الْعَاهِلَيْنِ al-ʕāhilayni	عَاهِلَيْ ʕāhilay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَوَاهِل ʕawāhil	الْعَوَاهِل al-ʕawāhil	عَوَاهِل ʕawāhil
nominative	عَوَاهِلُ ʕawāhilu	الْعَوَاهِلُ al-ʕawāhilu	عَوَاهِلُ ʕawāhilu
accusative	عَوَاهِلَ ʕawāhila	الْعَوَاهِلَ al-ʕawāhila	عَوَاهِلَ ʕawāhila
genitive	عَوَاهِلَ ʕawāhila	الْعَوَاهِلِ al-ʕawāhili	عَوَاهِلِ ʕawāhili

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “عاهل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2184-2185.