هيكل
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (ēkallum), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal /ēgal/, literally “big temple/palace”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haj.kal/
Noun
هَيْكَل • (haykal) m (plural هَيَاكِل (hayākil))
- temple
- هَيْكَل سُلَيْمَان ― haykal sulaymān ― Solomon's Temple
- (sculpture) structure
- framework
- (anatomy) skeleton
- altar (of a church, etc)
- chassis (of a car)
- casing
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | هَيْكَل haykal |
الْهَيْكَل al-haykal |
هَيْكَل haykal |
| nominative | هَيْكَلٌ haykalun |
الْهَيْكَلُ al-haykalu |
هَيْكَلُ haykalu |
| accusative | هَيْكَلًا haykalan |
الْهَيْكَلَ al-haykala |
هَيْكَلَ haykala |
| genitive | هَيْكَلٍ haykalin |
الْهَيْكَلِ al-haykali |
هَيْكَلِ haykali |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | هَيْكَلَيْن haykalayn |
الْهَيْكَلَيْن al-haykalayn |
هَيْكَلَيْ haykalay |
| nominative | هَيْكَلَانِ haykalāni |
الْهَيْكَلَانِ al-haykalāni |
هَيْكَلَا haykalā |
| accusative | هَيْكَلَيْنِ haykalayni |
الْهَيْكَلَيْنِ al-haykalayni |
هَيْكَلَيْ haykalay |
| genitive | هَيْكَلَيْنِ haykalayni |
الْهَيْكَلَيْنِ al-haykalayni |
هَيْكَلَيْ haykalay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | هَيَاكِل hayākil |
الْهَيَاكِل al-hayākil |
هَيَاكِل hayākil |
| nominative | هَيَاكِلُ hayākilu |
الْهَيَاكِلُ al-hayākilu |
هَيَاكِلُ hayākilu |
| accusative | هَيَاكِلَ hayākila |
الْهَيَاكِلَ al-hayākila |
هَيَاكِلَ hayākila |
| genitive | هَيَاكِلَ hayākila |
الْهَيَاكِلِ al-hayākili |
هَيَاكِلِ hayākili |
Descendants
- → English: haikal
- → Ge'ez: ሀይከል (häykäl)
- → Classical Persian: هَیکَل (haykal)
- → Swahili: hekalu
- → Turkmen: heýkel
- → Ottoman Turkish: هیكل (heykel)
- Turkish: heykel
Proper noun
هَيْكَل • (haykal) m or f
- a surname, Haykal