haile

See also: Haile

Estonian

Noun

haile

  1. allative singular of hai

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

haile

  1. alternative form of hayle (“hail”)

Etymology 2

Verb

haile

  1. alternative form of haylen (“to hail”)

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هائله (hâʼile), a pseudo-Arabism from Arabic هَائِلة (hāʔila), inflected form of Arabic هَائِل (hāʔil), from هَالَ (hāla, “to frighten”).

Noun

haile (definite accusative haileyi, plural haileler) (archaic)

  1. tragedy, drama
    Synonyms: trajedi, tragedya, facia

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “haile”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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