مستحيل

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Arabic

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Root
ح و ل (ḥ w l)
30 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of اِسْتَحَالَ (istaḥāla, to be impossible).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl) (feminine مُسْتَحِيلَة (mustaḥīla), masculine plural مُسْتَحِيلُونَ (mustaḥīlūna), feminine plural مُسْتَحِيلَات (mustaḥīlāt))

  1. impossible
  2. transformed

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Malay: mustahil

References

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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ح و ل
2 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mus.ta.ħiːl/, [mʊs.ta.ħiːl]

Adjective

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مستحيل (mustaḥīl) (feminine مستحيلة (mustaḥīla))

  1. impossible

Interjection

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مستحيل (mustaḥīl)

  1. no way!

Malay

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Adjective

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مستحيل

  1. Jawi spelling of mustahil‎.

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ح و ل
7 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mus.ta.ħiːl/, [mʊs.taˈħiːl]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

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مستحيل (mustaḥīl) (feminine مستحيلة (mustaḥīle))

  1. impossible
    Antonyms: ممكن (mumken), جائز (jāʔez)

Interjection

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مستحيل (mustaḥīl)

  1. no way!