كاهل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ه ل (k-h-l), from the root's now-obsolete senses "middle age; adulthood; reliability; backing and support".

Noun

كاهِل • (kāhil) m (plural كَوَاهِل (kawāhil))

1. (countable, anatomy) the area between the shoulder joints and the neck; the shoulders and the upper back; the shoulder girdle

   Synonyms: كَتِف (katif, “the shoulder”), ظَهْر (ẓahr, “the back”)

   1. (countable, by extension) something resembling, likened to, or related to the shoulders or the back (such as endurance, energy, stamina, and so on)
   2. (countable, by extension) someone resembling, likened to, or related to the shoulders or the back (such as a friend, a backer, a sponser, a supporter, a provider, a chieftain, and so on)

Declension

Declension of noun كَاهِل (kāhil)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَاهِل kāhil	الْكَاهِل al-kāhil	كَاهِل kāhil
Nominative	كَاهِلٌ kāhilun	الْكَاهِلُ al-kāhilu	كَاهِلُ kāhilu
Accusative	كَاهِلًا kāhilan	الْكَاهِلَ al-kāhila	كَاهِلَ kāhila
Genitive	كَاهِلٍ kāhilin	الْكَاهِلِ al-kāhili	كَاهِلِ kāhili
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَاهِلَيْن kāhilayn	الْكَاهِلَيْن al-kāhilayn	كَاهِلَيْ kāhilay
Nominative	كَاهِلَانِ kāhilāni	الْكَاهِلَانِ al-kāhilāni	كَاهِلَا kāhilā
Accusative	كَاهِلَيْنِ kāhilayni	الْكَاهِلَيْنِ al-kāhilayni	كَاهِلَيْ kāhilay
Genitive	كَاهِلَيْنِ kāhilayni	الْكَاهِلَيْنِ al-kāhilayni	كَاهِلَيْ kāhilay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَوَاهِل kawāhil	الْكَوَاهِل al-kawāhil	كَوَاهِل kawāhil
Nominative	كَوَاهِلُ kawāhilu	الْكَوَاهِلُ al-kawāhilu	كَوَاهِلُ kawāhilu
Accusative	كَوَاهِلَ kawāhila	الْكَوَاهِلَ al-kawāhila	كَوَاهِلَ kawāhila
Genitive	كَوَاهِلَ kawāhila	الْكَوَاهِلِ al-kawāhili	كَوَاهِلِ kawāhili