معول

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the root ع و ل (ʕ w l).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miʕ.wal/

Noun

مِعْوَل • (miʕwalm (plural مَعَاوِل (maʕāwil))

  1. pickaxe, mattock used to undermine

Declension

Declension of noun مِعْوَل (miʕwal)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مِعْوَل
miʕwal
الْمِعْوَل
al-miʕwal
مِعْوَل
miʕwal
nominative مِعْوَلٌ
miʕwalun
الْمِعْوَلُ
al-miʕwalu
مِعْوَلُ
miʕwalu
accusative مِعْوَلًا
miʕwalan
الْمِعْوَلَ
al-miʕwala
مِعْوَلَ
miʕwala
genitive مِعْوَلٍ
miʕwalin
الْمِعْوَلِ
al-miʕwali
مِعْوَلِ
miʕwali
dual indefinite definite construct
informal مِعْوَلَيْن
miʕwalayn
الْمِعْوَلَيْن
al-miʕwalayn
مِعْوَلَيْ
miʕwalay
nominative مِعْوَلَانِ
miʕwalāni
الْمِعْوَلَانِ
al-miʕwalāni
مِعْوَلَا
miʕwalā
accusative مِعْوَلَيْنِ
miʕwalayni
الْمِعْوَلَيْنِ
al-miʕwalayni
مِعْوَلَيْ
miʕwalay
genitive مِعْوَلَيْنِ
miʕwalayni
الْمِعْوَلَيْنِ
al-miʕwalayni
مِعْوَلَيْ
miʕwalay
plural basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَعَاوِل
maʕāwil
الْمَعَاوِل
al-maʕāwil
مَعَاوِل
maʕāwil
nominative مَعَاوِلُ
maʕāwilu
الْمَعَاوِلُ
al-maʕāwilu
مَعَاوِلُ
maʕāwilu
accusative مَعَاوِلَ
maʕāwila
الْمَعَاوِلَ
al-maʕāwila
مَعَاوِلَ
maʕāwila
genitive مَعَاوِلَ
maʕāwila
الْمَعَاوِلِ
al-maʕāwili
مَعَاوِلِ
maʕāwili

References

  • Freytag, Georg (1835) “معول”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 245b
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “معول”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 897