هول

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ه و ل (h w l)
4 terms

Verb

هَوَّلَ • (hawwala) II (non-past يُهَوِّلُ (yuhawwilu), verbal noun تَهْوِيل (tahwīl))

1. to scaremonger, to intimidate, to embellish, to frighten [with عَلَى (ʕalā)]

   هَوَّلَ عَلَى شَخْصٍ ― hawwala ʕalā šaḵṣin ― to intimidate someone

2. to exaggerate, to overstate

Conjugation

Conjugation of هَوَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَهْوِيل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَهْوِيل tahwīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُهَوِّل muhawwil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُهَوَّل muhawwal
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	هَوَّلْتُ hawwaltu	هَوَّلْتَ hawwalta	هَوَّلَ hawwala		هَوَّلْتُمَا hawwaltumā	هَوَّلَا hawwalā		هَوَّلْنَا hawwalnā	هَوَّلْتُمْ hawwaltum	هَوَّلُوا hawwalū
	f		هَوَّلْتِ hawwalti	هَوَّلَتْ hawwalat			هَوَّلَتَا hawwalatā			هَوَّلْتُنَّ hawwaltunna	هَوَّلْنَ hawwalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُهَوِّلُ ʔuhawwilu	تُهَوِّلُ tuhawwilu	يُهَوِّلُ yuhawwilu		تُهَوِّلَانِ tuhawwilāni	يُهَوِّلَانِ yuhawwilāni		نُهَوِّلُ nuhawwilu	تُهَوِّلُونَ tuhawwilūna	يُهَوِّلُونَ yuhawwilūna
	f		تُهَوِّلِينَ tuhawwilīna	تُهَوِّلُ tuhawwilu			تُهَوِّلَانِ tuhawwilāni			تُهَوِّلْنَ tuhawwilna	يُهَوِّلْنَ yuhawwilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُهَوِّلَ ʔuhawwila	تُهَوِّلَ tuhawwila	يُهَوِّلَ yuhawwila		تُهَوِّلَا tuhawwilā	يُهَوِّلَا yuhawwilā		نُهَوِّلَ nuhawwila	تُهَوِّلُوا tuhawwilū	يُهَوِّلُوا yuhawwilū
	f		تُهَوِّلِي tuhawwilī	تُهَوِّلَ tuhawwila			تُهَوِّلَا tuhawwilā			تُهَوِّلْنَ tuhawwilna	يُهَوِّلْنَ yuhawwilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُهَوِّلْ ʔuhawwil	تُهَوِّلْ tuhawwil	يُهَوِّلْ yuhawwil		تُهَوِّلَا tuhawwilā	يُهَوِّلَا yuhawwilā		نُهَوِّلْ nuhawwil	تُهَوِّلُوا tuhawwilū	يُهَوِّلُوا yuhawwilū
	f		تُهَوِّلِي tuhawwilī	تُهَوِّلْ tuhawwil			تُهَوِّلَا tuhawwilā			تُهَوِّلْنَ tuhawwilna	يُهَوِّلْنَ yuhawwilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		هَوِّلْ hawwil			هَوِّلَا hawwilā				هَوِّلُوا hawwilū
	f		هَوِّلِي hawwilī							هَوِّلْنَ hawwilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		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	هُوِّلْتُ huwwiltu	هُوِّلْتَ huwwilta	هُوِّلَ huwwila		هُوِّلْتُمَا huwwiltumā	هُوِّلَا huwwilā		هُوِّلْنَا huwwilnā	هُوِّلْتُمْ huwwiltum	هُوِّلُوا huwwilū
	f		هُوِّلْتِ huwwilti	هُوِّلَتْ huwwilat			هُوِّلَتَا huwwilatā			هُوِّلْتُنَّ huwwiltunna	هُوِّلْنَ huwwilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُهَوَّلُ ʔuhawwalu	تُهَوَّلُ tuhawwalu	يُهَوَّلُ yuhawwalu		تُهَوَّلَانِ tuhawwalāni	يُهَوَّلَانِ yuhawwalāni		نُهَوَّلُ nuhawwalu	تُهَوَّلُونَ tuhawwalūna	يُهَوَّلُونَ yuhawwalūna
	f		تُهَوَّلِينَ tuhawwalīna	تُهَوَّلُ tuhawwalu			تُهَوَّلَانِ tuhawwalāni			تُهَوَّلْنَ tuhawwalna	يُهَوَّلْنَ yuhawwalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُهَوَّلَ ʔuhawwala	تُهَوَّلَ tuhawwala	يُهَوَّلَ yuhawwala		تُهَوَّلَا tuhawwalā	يُهَوَّلَا yuhawwalā		نُهَوَّلَ nuhawwala	تُهَوَّلُوا tuhawwalū	يُهَوَّلُوا yuhawwalū
	f		تُهَوَّلِي tuhawwalī	تُهَوَّلَ tuhawwala			تُهَوَّلَا tuhawwalā			تُهَوَّلْنَ tuhawwalna	يُهَوَّلْنَ yuhawwalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُهَوَّلْ ʔuhawwal	تُهَوَّلْ tuhawwal	يُهَوَّلْ yuhawwal		تُهَوَّلَا tuhawwalā	يُهَوَّلَا yuhawwalā		نُهَوَّلْ nuhawwal	تُهَوَّلُوا tuhawwalū	يُهَوَّلُوا yuhawwalū
	f		تُهَوَّلِي tuhawwalī	تُهَوَّلْ tuhawwal			تُهَوَّلَا tuhawwalā			تُهَوَّلْنَ tuhawwalna	يُهَوَّلْنَ yuhawwalna

Noun

هَوْل • (hawl) m (plural أَهْوَال (ʔahwāl) or هُؤُول (huʔūl))

1. verbal noun of هَالَ (hāla) (form I)
2. fright, terror, anything fearful

   يَا لْلْهَوْلِ! ― yā llhawli! ― my goodness!

Declension

Declension of noun هَوْل (hawl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	هَوْل hawl	الْهَوْل al-hawl	هَوْل hawl
nominative	هَوْلٌ hawlun	الْهَوْلُ al-hawlu	هَوْلُ hawlu
accusative	هَوْلًا hawlan	الْهَوْلَ al-hawla	هَوْلَ hawla
genitive	هَوْلٍ hawlin	الْهَوْلِ al-hawli	هَوْلِ hawli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	هَوْلَيْن hawlayn	الْهَوْلَيْن al-hawlayn	هَوْلَيْ hawlay
nominative	هَوْلَانِ hawlāni	الْهَوْلَانِ al-hawlāni	هَوْلَا hawlā
accusative	هَوْلَيْنِ hawlayni	الْهَوْلَيْنِ al-hawlayni	هَوْلَيْ hawlay
genitive	هَوْلَيْنِ hawlayni	الْهَوْلَيْنِ al-hawlayni	هَوْلَيْ hawlay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَهْوَال‎; هُؤُول ʔahwāl‎; huʔūl	الْأَهْوَال‎; الْهُؤُول al-ʔahwāl‎; al-huʔūl	أَهْوَال‎; هُؤُول ʔahwāl‎; huʔūl
nominative	أَهْوَالٌ‎; هُؤُولٌ ʔahwālun‎; huʔūlun	الْأَهْوَالُ‎; الْهُؤُولُ al-ʔahwālu‎; al-huʔūlu	أَهْوَالُ‎; هُؤُولُ ʔahwālu‎; huʔūlu
accusative	أَهْوَالًا‎; هُؤُولًا ʔahwālan‎; huʔūlan	الْأَهْوَالَ‎; الْهُؤُولَ al-ʔahwāla‎; al-huʔūla	أَهْوَالَ‎; هُؤُولَ ʔahwāla‎; huʔūla
genitive	أَهْوَالٍ‎; هُؤُولٍ ʔahwālin‎; huʔūlin	الْأَهْوَالِ‎; الْهُؤُولِ al-ʔahwāli‎; al-huʔūli	أَهْوَالِ‎; هُؤُولِ ʔahwāli‎; huʔūli

Descendants

• → Persian: هول (howl)
  • → Punjabi: ਹੌਲ / هول (haul)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “هول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæ.vǽl̥]

Readings
Iranian reading?	haval

Noun

هول • (haval)

1. (neologism, slang) man who tries to seduce girls

Derived terms

• هول‌بازی (haval-bâzi)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic هَوْل (hawl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈhawl/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häwl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häwl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäwl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäwl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [howl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häwl]

• Rhymes: -awl

Readings
Classical reading?	hawl
Dari reading?	hawl
Iranian reading?	howl
Tajik reading?	havl

Noun

هول • (howl)

1. shock, terror
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume V, verse 3766:

     گردش چشمش مرا لشکر نمود
     من ندانم گفت چون پر هول بود

     gardiš-i čašm-aš ma-rā laškar namūd
     man na-dānam guft čūn pur-hawl būd

     The rolling of his eyes seemed to me an army
     I cannot describe how terrible [lit. full of terror] it was.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

   • 1976, خسرو شاهانی, “عینک طبی”, in کور لعنتی:

     ولی از بس هول شده بودم چشم راستم هم دیگر کار نمی‌کرد.

     vali az bas howl šode budam češm-e râst-am ham digar kâr ne-mi-kard.

     But I had become so terrified that my right eye was also no longer working [properly].

Descendants

• → Punjabi: ਹੌਲ / هول (haul)