أطول

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ط و ل (ṭ-w-l)

Elative of طَوِيل (ṭawīl, “long, tall”).

Adjective

أَطْوَل • (ʔaṭwal) (feminine طُولَى (ṭūlā), masculine plural أَطْوَلُونَ (ʔaṭwalūna) or أَطَاوِل (ʔaṭāwil), feminine plural طُولَيَات (ṭūlayāt) or طُوَل (ṭuwal))

1. elative degree of طَوِيل (ṭawīl):
   1. longer; longest
   2. taller; tallest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَطْوَل (ʔaṭwal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَطْوَل ʔaṭwal	الْأَطْوَل al-ʔaṭwal	طُولَى ṭūlā	الطُّولَى aṭ-ṭūlā
Nominative	أَطْوَلُ ʔaṭwalu	الْأَطْوَلُ al-ʔaṭwalu	طُولَى ṭūlā	الطُّولَى aṭ-ṭūlā
Accusative	أَطْوَلَ ʔaṭwala	الْأَطْوَلَ al-ʔaṭwala	طُولَى ṭūlā	الطُّولَى aṭ-ṭūlā
Genitive	أَطْوَلَ ʔaṭwala	الْأَطْوَلِ al-ʔaṭwali	طُولَى ṭūlā	الطُّولَى aṭ-ṭūlā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَطْوَلَيْن ʔaṭwalayn	الْأَطْوَلَيْن al-ʔaṭwalayn	طُولَيَيْن ṭūlayayn	الطُّولَيَيْن aṭ-ṭūlayayn
Nominative	أَطْوَلَانِ ʔaṭwalāni	الْأَطْوَلَانِ al-ʔaṭwalāni	طُولَيَانِ ṭūlayāni	الطُّولَيَانِ aṭ-ṭūlayāni
Accusative	أَطْوَلَيْنِ ʔaṭwalayni	الْأَطْوَلَيْنِ al-ʔaṭwalayni	طُولَيَيْنِ ṭūlayayni	الطُّولَيَيْنِ aṭ-ṭūlayayni
Genitive	أَطْوَلَيْنِ ʔaṭwalayni	الْأَطْوَلَيْنِ al-ʔaṭwalayni	طُولَيَيْنِ ṭūlayayni	الطُّولَيَيْنِ aṭ-ṭūlayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَطَاوِل ʔaṭāwil	الْأَطَاوِل al-ʔaṭāwil	طُولَيَات‎; طُوَل ṭūlayāt‎; ṭuwal	الطُّولَيَات‎; الطُّوَل aṭ-ṭūlayāt‎; aṭ-ṭuwal
Nominative	أَطَاوِلُ ʔaṭāwilu	الْأَطَاوِلُ al-ʔaṭāwilu	طُولَيَاتٌ‎; طُوَلٌ ṭūlayātun‎; ṭuwalun	الطُّولَيَاتُ‎; الطُّوَلُ aṭ-ṭūlayātu‎; aṭ-ṭuwalu
Accusative	أَطَاوِلَ ʔaṭāwila	الْأَطَاوِلَ al-ʔaṭāwila	طُولَيَاتٍ‎; طُوَلًا ṭūlayātin‎; ṭuwalan	الطُّولَيَاتِ‎; الطُّوَلَ aṭ-ṭūlayāti‎; aṭ-ṭuwala
Genitive	أَطَاوِلَ ʔaṭāwila	الْأَطَاوِلِ al-ʔaṭāwili	طُولَيَاتٍ‎; طُوَلٍ ṭūlayātin‎; ṭuwalin	الطُّولَيَاتِ‎; الطُّوَلِ aṭ-ṭūlayāti‎; aṭ-ṭuwali

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “أطول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

أَطُولُ • (ʔaṭūlu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of طَالَ (ṭāla)

Verb

أَطُولَ • (ʔaṭūla) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of طَالَ (ṭāla)

Etymology 3

Verb

أُطَوِّلُ • (ʔuṭawwilu) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of طَوَّلَ (ṭawwala)

Verb

أُطَوِّلَ • (ʔuṭawwila) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of طَوَّلَ (ṭawwala)

Verb

أُطَوِّلْ • (ʔuṭawwil) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of طَوَّلَ (ṭawwala)

Verb

أُطَوَّلُ • (ʔuṭawwalu) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of طَوَّلَ (ṭawwala)

Verb

أُطَوَّلَ • (ʔuṭawwala) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of طَوَّلَ (ṭawwala)

Verb

أُطَوَّلْ • (ʔuṭawwal) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of طَوَّلَ (ṭawwala)