كهل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ه ل (k h l), with senses relating to marriage, adulthood, age, and strength intermixed over time.

Adjective

كَهْل • (kahl) (feminine كَهْلَة (kahla), masculine plural كُهُول (kuhūl), feminine plural كَهْلَات (kahlāt))

middle-aged
(obsolete) adult
1. (obsolete) young adult
2. (obsolete) youthful

Declension

Declension of adjective **كَهْل** (kahl)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	كَهْل kahl	الْكَهْل al-kahl	كَهْلَة kahla	الْكَهْلَة al-kahla
nominative	كَهْلٌ kahlun	الْكَهْلُ al-kahlu	كَهْلَةٌ kahlatun	الْكَهْلَةُ al-kahlatu
accusative	كَهْلًا kahlan	الْكَهْلَ al-kahla	كَهْلَةً kahlatan	الْكَهْلَةَ al-kahlata
genitive	كَهْلٍ kahlin	الْكَهْلِ al-kahli	كَهْلَةٍ kahlatin	الْكَهْلَةِ al-kahlati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	كَهْلَيْن kahlayn	الْكَهْلَيْن al-kahlayn	كَهْلَتَيْن kahlatayn	الْكَهْلَتَيْن al-kahlatayn
nominative	كَهْلَانِ kahlāni	الْكَهْلَانِ al-kahlāni	كَهْلَتَانِ kahlatāni	الْكَهْلَتَانِ al-kahlatāni
accusative	كَهْلَيْنِ kahlayni	الْكَهْلَيْنِ al-kahlayni	كَهْلَتَيْنِ kahlatayni	الْكَهْلَتَيْنِ al-kahlatayni
genitive	كَهْلَيْنِ kahlayni	الْكَهْلَيْنِ al-kahlayni	كَهْلَتَيْنِ kahlatayni	الْكَهْلَتَيْنِ al-kahlatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	كُهُول kuhūl	الْكُهُول al-kuhūl	كَهْلَات kahlāt	الْكَهْلَات al-kahlāt
nominative	كُهُولٌ kuhūlun	الْكُهُولُ al-kuhūlu	كَهْلَاتٌ kahlātun	الْكَهْلَاتُ al-kahlātu
accusative	كُهُولًا kuhūlan	الْكُهُولَ al-kuhūla	كَهْلَاتٍ kahlātin	الْكَهْلَاتِ al-kahlāti
genitive	كُهُولٍ kuhūlin	الْكُهُولِ al-kuhūli	كَهْلَاتٍ kahlātin	الْكَهْلَاتِ al-kahlāti

Noun

كَهْل • (kahl) m (plural كُهُول (kuhūl), feminine كَهْلَة (kahla))

(countable) a middle-ager
(countable, obsolete) an adult (especially a young adult)

Declension

Declension of noun **كَهْل** (kahl)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كَهْل kahl	الْكَهْل al-kahl	كَهْل kahl
nominative	كَهْلٌ kahlun	الْكَهْلُ al-kahlu	كَهْلُ kahlu
accusative	كَهْلًا kahlan	الْكَهْلَ al-kahla	كَهْلَ kahla
genitive	كَهْلٍ kahlin	الْكَهْلِ al-kahli	كَهْلِ kahli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كَهْلَيْن kahlayn	الْكَهْلَيْن al-kahlayn	كَهْلَيْ kahlay
nominative	كَهْلَانِ kahlāni	الْكَهْلَانِ al-kahlāni	كَهْلَا kahlā
accusative	كَهْلَيْنِ kahlayni	الْكَهْلَيْنِ al-kahlayni	كَهْلَيْ kahlay
genitive	كَهْلَيْنِ kahlayni	الْكَهْلَيْنِ al-kahlayni	كَهْلَيْ kahlay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كُهُول kuhūl	الْكُهُول al-kuhūl	كُهُول kuhūl
nominative	كُهُولٌ kuhūlun	الْكُهُولُ al-kuhūlu	كُهُولُ kuhūlu
accusative	كُهُولًا kuhūlan	الْكُهُولَ al-kuhūla	كُهُولَ kuhūla
genitive	كُهُولٍ kuhūlin	الْكُهُولِ al-kuhūli	كُهُولِ kuhūli

Descendants

→ Persian: کاهل (kâhel)
- → Azerbaijani: kahal, kahıl, kahil
→ Middle Armenian: քահալ (kʻahal), գահալ (gahal)
- Armenian: քահալ (kʻahal), գահալ (gahal)
→ Ottoman Turkish: كاهل (kâhil)