طويل

Arabic

Etymology

Late CaCīC-type adjective from the root ط و ل (ṭ w l). Were this an ancient word, it would instead be expected to have the form *طَيِّل (*ṭayyil) per the sound shifts described at جَيِّد (jayyid, “good”), so the form طَوِيل (ṭawīl) indicates a later formation from after said sound shifts had ceased to operate.

Ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *ṭVwl- (“long, far”). Cognate with Egyptian dwn (“to stretch out, to be stretched out”).

Root
ط و ل (ṭ w l)
15 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.wiːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

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Adjective

طَوِيل • (ṭawīl) (feminine طَوِيلَة (ṭawīla), common plural طِوَال (ṭiwāl), masculine plural طَوِيلُون (ṭawīlūn), feminine plural طَوِيلَات (ṭawīlāt), elative أَطْوَل (ʔaṭwal))

1. long, tall

Declension

Declension of adjective طَوِيل (ṭawīl)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	طَوِيل ṭawīl	الطَّوِيل aṭ-ṭawīl	طَوِيلَة ṭawīla	الطَّوِيلَة aṭ-ṭawīla
nominative	طَوِيلٌ ṭawīlun	الطَّوِيلُ aṭ-ṭawīlu	طَوِيلَةٌ ṭawīlatun	الطَّوِيلَةُ aṭ-ṭawīlatu
accusative	طَوِيلًا ṭawīlan	الطَّوِيلَ aṭ-ṭawīla	طَوِيلَةً ṭawīlatan	الطَّوِيلَةَ aṭ-ṭawīlata
genitive	طَوِيلٍ ṭawīlin	الطَّوِيلِ aṭ-ṭawīli	طَوِيلَةٍ ṭawīlatin	الطَّوِيلَةِ aṭ-ṭawīlati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	طَوِيلَيْن ṭawīlayn	الطَّوِيلَيْن aṭ-ṭawīlayn	طَوِيلَتَيْن ṭawīlatayn	الطَّوِيلَتَيْن aṭ-ṭawīlatayn
nominative	طَوِيلَانِ ṭawīlāni	الطَّوِيلَانِ aṭ-ṭawīlāni	طَوِيلَتَانِ ṭawīlatāni	الطَّوِيلَتَانِ aṭ-ṭawīlatāni
accusative	طَوِيلَيْنِ ṭawīlayni	الطَّوِيلَيْنِ aṭ-ṭawīlayni	طَوِيلَتَيْنِ ṭawīlatayni	الطَّوِيلَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭawīlatayni
genitive	طَوِيلَيْنِ ṭawīlayni	الطَّوِيلَيْنِ aṭ-ṭawīlayni	طَوِيلَتَيْنِ ṭawīlatayni	الطَّوِيلَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭawīlatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	طَوِيلِين‎; طِوَال ṭawīlīn‎; ṭiwāl	الطَّوِيلِين‎; الطِّوَال aṭ-ṭawīlīn‎; aṭ-ṭiwāl	طَوِيلَات‎; طِوَال ṭawīlāt‎; ṭiwāl	الطَّوِيلَات‎; الطِّوَال aṭ-ṭawīlāt‎; aṭ-ṭiwāl
nominative	طَوِيلُونَ‎; طِوَالٌ ṭawīlūna‎; ṭiwālun	الطَّوِيلُونَ‎; الطِّوَالُ aṭ-ṭawīlūna‎; aṭ-ṭiwālu	طَوِيلَاتٌ‎; طِوَالٌ ṭawīlātun‎; ṭiwālun	الطَّوِيلَاتُ‎; الطِّوَالُ aṭ-ṭawīlātu‎; aṭ-ṭiwālu
accusative	طَوِيلِينَ‎; طِوَالًا ṭawīlīna‎; ṭiwālan	الطَّوِيلِينَ‎; الطِّوَالَ aṭ-ṭawīlīna‎; aṭ-ṭiwāla	طَوِيلَاتٍ‎; طِوَالًا ṭawīlātin‎; ṭiwālan	الطَّوِيلَاتِ‎; الطِّوَالَ aṭ-ṭawīlāti‎; aṭ-ṭiwāla
genitive	طَوِيلِينَ‎; طِوَالٍ ṭawīlīna‎; ṭiwālin	الطَّوِيلِينَ‎; الطِّوَالِ aṭ-ṭawīlīna‎; aṭ-ṭiwāli	طَوِيلَاتٍ‎; طِوَالٍ ṭawīlātin‎; ṭiwālin	الطَّوِيلَاتِ‎; الطِّوَالِ aṭ-ṭawīlāti‎; aṭ-ṭiwāli

Descendants

• Chadian Arabic: طويل (tawīl)
• Egyptian Arabic: طويل (ṭawīl, ṭowīl)
• Maltese: twil
• Moroccan Arabic: طويل (ṭwīl)
• Persian: طويل (tavil)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: तवील (tavīl)

  Urdu: طَوِیل (tavīl)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਤਵੀਲ (tavīl)

  Shahmukhi script: طَوِيل

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “طول”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Chadian Arabic

Root
ط و ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

• Audio (N'Djamena):

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Adjective

طويل • (tawīl) (feminine طويلة (tawīle), common plural طوال (tuwāl))

1. tall, long

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤɑˈwiːl]

Adjective

طويل • (ṭawīl, ṭowīl)

1. tall
2. long

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ط و ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤwiːl/

• Audio:

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Adjective

طويل • (ṭwīl) (feminine طويلة (ṭwīla), common plural طوال (ṭwāl), masculine plural طويلين (ṭwīlīn), feminine plural طويلات (ṭwīlāt), elative أطول (ʔaṭwal) or طول (ṭwal))

1. long, tall

   Antonym: قصير (qṣīr)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ط و ل
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.wiːl/, [tˤɑˈwiːl]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Adjective

طويل • (ṭawīl) (feminine طويلة (ṭawīle), common plural طوال (ṭwāl), elative أطول (ʔaṭwal))

1. long

   Antonym: قصير (ʔaṣīr)

2. tall (people)

   Antonym: قصير (ʔaṣīr)

Derived terms

• طويل الروح (ṭawīl ir-rūḥ, “patient”, adj.), طويل البال (ṭawīl il-bāl, “patient”, adj.)