Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 48759 6889149 2009-06-26T07:04:35Z Kasmil 188623 t+sw:[[sharti]] t+sw:[[masharti]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]]) ==English== {{wikipedia|dab=rule}} ===Etymology=== * (noun) < {{etyl|enm}} {{term|rule|lang=enm}} < {{etyl|fro}} {{term|riule}} < {{VL.}} {{term|regula||straight stick, bar, ruler, pattern}} < {{term|regere||to keep straight, direct, govern, rule}}; see [[regent]]. * (verb) < {{etyl|enm}} {{term|rulen}} < {{etyl|fro}} {{term|riuler}} < {{etyl|la}} {{term|regulare||to regulate, rule}} < {{term|regula||a rule}}. ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|en-us-rule.ogg|Audio (US)}} *: {{rhymes|uːl}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A [[regulation]], [[law]], [[guideline]]. # A [[ruler]]; device for measuring, a [[straightedge]], a [[measure]]. # Something to keep [[order]]. ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top3|Terms derived from the noun "rule"}} * [[golden rule]] * [[rule of action]] {{rel-mid3}} * [[rule of law]] * [[rule of thumb]] {{rel-mid3}} * [[silver rule]] * [[slide rule]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Related terms==== * [[regulate]] * [[regent]] * [[regular]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|regulation}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[قانون]]}} {{IPAchar|(qanūn)}} {{m}} * [[Catalan]]: [[norma]] {{f}} * Chinese: [[規則]], [[规则]] (guīzé) * Croatian: {{t+|hr|pravilo}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|pravidlo|n}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|regel}} * Estonian: {{t|et|juhis}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|sääntö}}, {{t+|fi|ohje}} * French: {{t+|fr|règle|f}} * German: {{t+|de|Regel|f}} * Greek: , *: Ancient: [[κανών]] (kanon) {{m}} *: Modern: [[κανόνας]] (kanonas) {{m}}, [[κανονισμός]] (kanonismos) {{m}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|szabály}}, {{t|hu|előírás}} * [[Ido]]: {{t|io|regulo}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|regola|m}} * Japanese: [[規則]] (きそく, kisoku) * Korean: [[규칙]] (gyuchik) * [[Malayalam]]: [[നിയമം]] (niyamam) * Norwegian: *: Bokmål: {{t+|no|regel|m}} *: Nynorsk: {{t-|nn|regel|m|xs=Norwegian Nynorsk}} * Polish: {{t|pl|reguła|f}} * Portuguese: [[regra]] {{f}}, [[lei]] {{f}}, [[regulamento]] {{m}} * Romanian: [[regulă]] * Russian: {{t+|ru|правило|n|tr=právilo|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Sindhi]]: {{sd-Arab|[[قاعدو]]}} {{m}}, {{sd-Arab|[[ڪار]]}} {{f}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|regla|f}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|masharti}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|regel|c}} * [[Telugu]]: [[నియమం]] (niyamaM) {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|ruler}} * Chinese: [[尺子]] (chǐzi) * Czech: {{t-|cs|pravítko|n}} * Dutch: [[lineaal]] * Estonian: {{t|et|joonlaud}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|viivain}}, {{t-|fi|viivoitin}} * French: {{t+|fr|règle|f}} * German: {{t+|de|Lineal|n}} * Greek: *: Ancient: [[κανών]] (kanon) {{m}} *: Modern: [[κανόνας]] (kanonas) {{m}}, [[υποδεκάμετρο]] (ipodekametro) {{n}}, [[χάρακας]] (kharakas) {{m}} {{trans-mid}} * Hungarian: {{t|hu|vonalzó}} * Norwegian: *: Bokmål: {{t|no|linjal|m}} *: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|linjal|m|xs=Norwegian Nynorsk}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|régua|f}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|regla|f}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|masharti}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|linjal|c}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb|rul|ing}} # To [[regulate]], be in charge of, make decisions for, [[reign]] over. # {{slang|intransitive}} To [[excel]]. #: ''This game '''rules'''!'' ====Translations==== {{trans-top|to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over}} * Arabic: {{t|ar|حكم|tr=Hakama|sc=Arab}} * [[Catalan]]: [[manar]], [[governar]], [[regnar]] * Chinese: *: Mandarin: {{t|zh|治|tr=zhì|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|統治|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|统治|tr=tǒngzhì|sc=Hani}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|vládnout}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|regeren}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|regi|xs=Esperanto}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|hallita}}, {{t+|fi|vallita}} * French: {{t|fr|gouverner}}, {{t|fr|régler}} * German: {{t+|de|regieren}}, {{t+|de|beherrschen}} * Greek: [[κυβερνώ]] (kiverno), [[άρχω]] (arkho), [[εξουσιάζω]] (eksusiazo) * Hungarian: {{t|hu|szabályoz}}, {{t+|hu|ural}}, {{t|hu|uralkodik}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|統治する|tr=tōji-suru|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * Latin: {{t-|la|imperare}} * [[Malayalam]]: [[ഭരിയ്ക്കുക]] (bhariykkuka) * Norwegian: *: Bokmål: {{t+|no|styre}}, {{t|no|regjere}} *: Nynorsk: {{t-|nn|styre|xs=Norwegian Nynorsk}}, {{t|nn|regjere|xs=Norwegian Nynorsk}} * Old English: {{t-|ang|wealdan|xs=Old English}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|rządzić}} * Portuguese: {{t-|pt|reinar}}, {{t+|pt|governar}} * Russian: {{t|ru|править|tr=právit'|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|властвовать|tr=vlástvovat'|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|руководить|tr=rukovodít'|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|господствовать|tr=gospódstvovat'|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|mandar}}, {{t-|es|gobernar}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|sharti}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|styra}}, {{t+|sv|regera}} * [[Telugu]]: [[పాలించు]] (paaliMchu) {{trans-bottom}} ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top3|Terms derived from the verb "rule"}} * [[Rule Britannia]] {{rel-mid3}} * [[rule on]] {{rel-mid3}} * [[rule out]] {{rel-bottom}} ===External links=== * {{R:Webster 1913}} * {{R:Century 1911}} [[Category:1000 English basic words]] [[ar:rule]] [[ast:rule]] [[de:rule]] [[et:rule]] [[el:rule]] [[es:rule]] [[fa:rule]] [[fr:rule]] [[ko:rule]] [[hr:rule]] [[io:rule]] [[it:rule]] [[kk:rule]] [[sw:rule]] [[ku:rule]] [[lo:rule]] [[la:rule]] [[hu:rule]] [[nl:rule]] [[ja:rule]] [[pl:rule]] [[pt:rule]] [[ru:rule]] [[simple:rule]] [[fi:rule]] [[sv:rule]] [[ta:rule]] [[te:rule]] [[th:rule]] [[tr:rule]] [[uk:rule]] [[vi:rule]] [[zh:rule]]