ميل

See also: میل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From م ي ل (m-y-l), meaning to incline, to bend, to lean.

Verb

مَيِلَ • (mayila) I, non-past يَمْيَلُ‎ (yamyalu)

1. to have one side of the body inclined

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَيِلَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun مَيَل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَيَل mayal
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَايِل māyil
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَيِلْتُ mayiltu	مَيِلْتَ mayilta	مَيِلَ mayila		مَيِلْتُمَا mayiltumā	مَيِلَا mayilā		مَيِلْنَا mayilnā	مَيِلْتُمْ mayiltum	مَيِلُوا mayilū
	f		مَيِلْتِ mayilti	مَيِلَتْ mayilat			مَيِلَتَا mayilatā			مَيِلْتُنَّ mayiltunna	مَيِلْنَ mayilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمْيَلُ ʔamyalu	تَمْيَلُ tamyalu	يَمْيَلُ yamyalu		تَمْيَلَانِ tamyalāni	يَمْيَلَانِ yamyalāni		نَمْيَلُ namyalu	تَمْيَلُونَ tamyalūna	يَمْيَلُونَ yamyalūna
	f		تَمْيَلِينَ tamyalīna	تَمْيَلُ tamyalu			تَمْيَلَانِ tamyalāni			تَمْيَلْنَ tamyalna	يَمْيَلْنَ yamyalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمْيَلَ ʔamyala	تَمْيَلَ tamyala	يَمْيَلَ yamyala		تَمْيَلَا tamyalā	يَمْيَلَا yamyalā		نَمْيَلَ namyala	تَمْيَلُوا tamyalū	يَمْيَلُوا yamyalū
	f		تَمْيَلِي tamyalī	تَمْيَلَ tamyala			تَمْيَلَا tamyalā			تَمْيَلْنَ tamyalna	يَمْيَلْنَ yamyalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمْيَلْ ʔamyal	تَمْيَلْ tamyal	يَمْيَلْ yamyal		تَمْيَلَا tamyalā	يَمْيَلَا yamyalā		نَمْيَلْ namyal	تَمْيَلُوا tamyalū	يَمْيَلُوا yamyalū
	f		تَمْيَلِي tamyalī	تَمْيَلْ tamyal			تَمْيَلَا tamyalā			تَمْيَلْنَ tamyalna	يَمْيَلْنَ yamyalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِمْيَلْ imyal			اِمْيَلَا imyalā				اِمْيَلُوا imyalū
	f		اِمْيَلِي imyalī							اِمْيَلْنَ imyalna

Noun

مَيْل • (mayl) m (plural مُيُول (muyūl))

1. verbal noun of مَالَ (māla, “to lean”) (form I)
2. inclination, tendency
3. goodwill, sympathy
4. taste, disposition, a mind for

Declension

Declension of noun مَيْل (mayl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْل mayl	الْمَيْل al-mayl	مَيْل mayl
Nominative	مَيْلٌ maylun	الْمَيْلُ al-maylu	مَيْلُ maylu
Accusative	مَيْلًا maylan	الْمَيْلَ al-mayla	مَيْلَ mayla
Genitive	مَيْلٍ maylin	الْمَيْلِ al-mayli	مَيْلِ mayli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْلَيْن maylayn	الْمَيْلَيْن al-maylayn	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Nominative	مَيْلَانِ maylāni	الْمَيْلَانِ al-maylāni	مَيْلَا maylā
Accusative	مَيْلَيْنِ maylayni	الْمَيْلَيْنِ al-maylayni	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Genitive	مَيْلَيْنِ maylayni	الْمَيْلَيْنِ al-maylayni	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْيَال ʔamyāl	الْأَمْيَال al-ʔamyāl	أَمْيَال ʔamyāl
Nominative	أَمْيَالٌ ʔamyālun	الْأَمْيَالُ al-ʔamyālu	أَمْيَالُ ʔamyālu
Accusative	أَمْيَالًا ʔamyālan	الْأَمْيَالَ al-ʔamyāla	أَمْيَالَ ʔamyāla
Genitive	أَمْيَالٍ ʔamyālin	الْأَمْيَالِ al-ʔamyāli	أَمْيَالِ ʔamyāli

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: میل (meyl)
• → Persian: میل (meyl)

Noun

مَيَل • (mayal) m

1. verbal noun of مَيِلَ (mayila) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun مَيَل (mayal)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيَل mayal	الْمَيَل al-mayal	مَيَل mayal
Nominative	مَيَلٌ mayalun	الْمَيَلُ al-mayalu	مَيَلُ mayalu
Accusative	مَيَلًا mayalan	الْمَيَلَ al-mayala	مَيَلَ mayala
Genitive	مَيَلٍ mayalin	الْمَيَلِ al-mayali	مَيَلِ mayali

Etymology 2

From Latin mīlle passuum (literally “a thousand of paces”); compare Classical Syriac ܡܝܠܐ (mīlā) and Hebrew מַיְל (mayl). The reach of an eye originates from a folk etymology explaining the distance of a mile, literally the distance to which the eye reaches along land before the horizon curves out of sight.

Noun

مِيل • (mīl) m (plural أَمْيَال (ʔamyāl) or مُيُول (muyūl))

1. reach of the eye, as far as one can see
2. mile
3. milestone, column, obelisk, boundary stone
4. hand of a sundial

Declension

Declension of noun مِيل (mīl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِيل mīl	الْمِيل al-mīl	مِيل mīl
Nominative	مِيلٌ mīlun	الْمِيلُ al-mīlu	مِيلُ mīlu
Accusative	مِيلًا mīlan	الْمِيلَ al-mīla	مِيلَ mīla
Genitive	مِيلٍ mīlin	الْمِيلِ al-mīli	مِيلِ mīli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِيلَيْن mīlayn	الْمِيلَيْن al-mīlayn	مِيلَيْ mīlay
Nominative	مِيلَانِ mīlāni	الْمِيلَانِ al-mīlāni	مِيلَا mīlā
Accusative	مِيلَيْنِ mīlayni	الْمِيلَيْنِ al-mīlayni	مِيلَيْ mīlay
Genitive	مِيلَيْنِ mīlayni	الْمِيلَيْنِ al-mīlayni	مِيلَيْ mīlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْيَال‎; مُيُول ʔamyāl‎; muyūl	الْأَمْيَال‎; الْمُيُول al-ʔamyāl‎; al-muyūl	أَمْيَال‎; مُيُول ʔamyāl‎; muyūl
Nominative	أَمْيَالٌ‎; مُيُولٌ ʔamyālun‎; muyūlun	الْأَمْيَالُ‎; الْمُيُولُ al-ʔamyālu‎; al-muyūlu	أَمْيَالُ‎; مُيُولُ ʔamyālu‎; muyūlu
Accusative	أَمْيَالًا‎; مُيُولًا ʔamyālan‎; muyūlan	الْأَمْيَالَ‎; الْمُيُولَ al-ʔamyāla‎; al-muyūla	أَمْيَالَ‎; مُيُولَ ʔamyāla‎; muyūla
Genitive	أَمْيَالٍ‎; مُيُولٍ ʔamyālin‎; muyūlin	الْأَمْيَالِ‎; الْمُيُولِ al-ʔamyāli‎; al-muyūli	أَمْيَالِ‎; مُيُولِ ʔamyāli‎; muyūli

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: میل (mil)
  • Turkish: mil

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek μήλη (mḗlē, “probe”).

Noun

مَيْل • (mayl) m (plural مُيُول (muyūl)) (obsolete)

1. a kind of metal probe in form of a needle for applying collyrium or other treatments

Declension

Declension of noun مَيْل (mayl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْل mayl	الْمَيْل al-mayl	مَيْل mayl
Nominative	مَيْلٌ maylun	الْمَيْلُ al-maylu	مَيْلُ maylu
Accusative	مَيْلًا maylan	الْمَيْلَ al-mayla	مَيْلَ mayla
Genitive	مَيْلٍ maylin	الْمَيْلِ al-mayli	مَيْلِ mayli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْلَيْن maylayn	الْمَيْلَيْن al-maylayn	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Nominative	مَيْلَانِ maylāni	الْمَيْلَانِ al-maylāni	مَيْلَا maylā
Accusative	مَيْلَيْنِ maylayni	الْمَيْلَيْنِ al-maylayni	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Genitive	مَيْلَيْنِ maylayni	الْمَيْلَيْنِ al-maylayni	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُيُول muyūl	الْمُيُول al-muyūl	مُيُول muyūl
Nominative	مُيُولٌ muyūlun	الْمُيُولُ al-muyūlu	مُيُولُ muyūlu
Accusative	مُيُولًا muyūlan	الْمُيُولَ al-muyūla	مُيُولَ muyūla
Genitive	مُيُولٍ muyūlin	الْمُيُولِ al-muyūli	مُيُولِ muyūli

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: میل (mil)
  • Turkish: mil

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 261
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “ميل”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, pages 1174–1175
• Meyer, Gustav (1893) “Türkische Studien. I. Die griechischen und romanischen Bestandtheile im Wortschatze des Osmanisch-Türkischen”, in Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German), volume 128, Wien: In Commission bei F. Tempsky, page 48

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

مِيل • (mīl) m pl or f pl

1. plural of أَمْيَل (ʔamyal, “leaning to one side”)

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

مِيلَ • (mīla) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of مَالَ (māla)