هيل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ه ي ل (h y l) in the sense of “pouring” and “pile”, as the Arab custom is to place cardamom pods in coffee, pouring it through the pods that pile up at the spout of a coffee pot.

Noun

هَيْل • (hayl) m

1. verbal noun of هَالَ (hāla) (form I)
2. piled sand

Declension

Declension of noun هَيْل (hayl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	هَيْل hayl	الْهَيْل al-hayl	هَيْل hayl
nominative	هَيْلٌ haylun	الْهَيْلُ al-haylu	هَيْلُ haylu
accusative	هَيْلًا haylan	الْهَيْلَ al-hayla	هَيْلَ hayla
genitive	هَيْلٍ haylin	الْهَيْلِ al-hayli	هَيْلِ hayli

Verb

هَيَّلَ • (hayyala) II (non-past يُهَيِّلُ (yuhayyilu), verbal noun تَهْيِيل (tahyīl))

1. (transitive) to pile, to dump

Conjugation

Conjugation of هَيَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَهْيِيل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَهْيِيل tahyīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُهَيِّل muhayyil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُهَيَّل muhayyal
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	هَيَّلْتُ hayyaltu	هَيَّلْتَ hayyalta	هَيَّلَ hayyala		هَيَّلْتُمَا hayyaltumā	هَيَّلَا hayyalā		هَيَّلْنَا hayyalnā	هَيَّلْتُمْ hayyaltum	هَيَّلُوا hayyalū
	f		هَيَّلْتِ hayyalti	هَيَّلَتْ hayyalat			هَيَّلَتَا hayyalatā			هَيَّلْتُنَّ hayyaltunna	هَيَّلْنَ hayyalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُهَيِّلُ ʔuhayyilu	تُهَيِّلُ tuhayyilu	يُهَيِّلُ yuhayyilu		تُهَيِّلَانِ tuhayyilāni	يُهَيِّلَانِ yuhayyilāni		نُهَيِّلُ nuhayyilu	تُهَيِّلُونَ tuhayyilūna	يُهَيِّلُونَ yuhayyilūna
	f		تُهَيِّلِينَ tuhayyilīna	تُهَيِّلُ tuhayyilu			تُهَيِّلَانِ tuhayyilāni			تُهَيِّلْنَ tuhayyilna	يُهَيِّلْنَ yuhayyilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُهَيِّلَ ʔuhayyila	تُهَيِّلَ tuhayyila	يُهَيِّلَ yuhayyila		تُهَيِّلَا tuhayyilā	يُهَيِّلَا yuhayyilā		نُهَيِّلَ nuhayyila	تُهَيِّلُوا tuhayyilū	يُهَيِّلُوا yuhayyilū
	f		تُهَيِّلِي tuhayyilī	تُهَيِّلَ tuhayyila			تُهَيِّلَا tuhayyilā			تُهَيِّلْنَ tuhayyilna	يُهَيِّلْنَ yuhayyilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُهَيِّلْ ʔuhayyil	تُهَيِّلْ tuhayyil	يُهَيِّلْ yuhayyil		تُهَيِّلَا tuhayyilā	يُهَيِّلَا yuhayyilā		نُهَيِّلْ nuhayyil	تُهَيِّلُوا tuhayyilū	يُهَيِّلُوا yuhayyilū
	f		تُهَيِّلِي tuhayyilī	تُهَيِّلْ tuhayyil			تُهَيِّلَا tuhayyilā			تُهَيِّلْنَ tuhayyilna	يُهَيِّلْنَ yuhayyilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		هَيِّلْ hayyil			هَيِّلَا hayyilā				هَيِّلُوا hayyilū
	f		هَيِّلِي hayyilī							هَيِّلْنَ hayyilna
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	هُيِّلْتُ huyyiltu	هُيِّلْتَ huyyilta	هُيِّلَ huyyila		هُيِّلْتُمَا huyyiltumā	هُيِّلَا huyyilā		هُيِّلْنَا huyyilnā	هُيِّلْتُمْ huyyiltum	هُيِّلُوا huyyilū
	f		هُيِّلْتِ huyyilti	هُيِّلَتْ huyyilat			هُيِّلَتَا huyyilatā			هُيِّلْتُنَّ huyyiltunna	هُيِّلْنَ huyyilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُهَيَّلُ ʔuhayyalu	تُهَيَّلُ tuhayyalu	يُهَيَّلُ yuhayyalu		تُهَيَّلَانِ tuhayyalāni	يُهَيَّلَانِ yuhayyalāni		نُهَيَّلُ nuhayyalu	تُهَيَّلُونَ tuhayyalūna	يُهَيَّلُونَ yuhayyalūna
	f		تُهَيَّلِينَ tuhayyalīna	تُهَيَّلُ tuhayyalu			تُهَيَّلَانِ tuhayyalāni			تُهَيَّلْنَ tuhayyalna	يُهَيَّلْنَ yuhayyalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُهَيَّلَ ʔuhayyala	تُهَيَّلَ tuhayyala	يُهَيَّلَ yuhayyala		تُهَيَّلَا tuhayyalā	يُهَيَّلَا yuhayyalā		نُهَيَّلَ nuhayyala	تُهَيَّلُوا tuhayyalū	يُهَيَّلُوا yuhayyalū
	f		تُهَيَّلِي tuhayyalī	تُهَيَّلَ tuhayyala			تُهَيَّلَا tuhayyalā			تُهَيَّلْنَ tuhayyalna	يُهَيَّلْنَ yuhayyalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُهَيَّلْ ʔuhayyal	تُهَيَّلْ tuhayyal	يُهَيَّلْ yuhayyal		تُهَيَّلَا tuhayyalā	يُهَيَّلَا yuhayyalā		نُهَيَّلْ nuhayyal	تُهَيَّلُوا tuhayyalū	يُهَيَّلُوا yuhayyalū
	f		تُهَيَّلِي tuhayyalī	تُهَيَّلْ tuhayyal			تُهَيَّلَا tuhayyalā			تُهَيَّلْنَ tuhayyalna	يُهَيَّلْنَ yuhayyalna

هَيْل

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-South Dravidian *ēlV-der.

South Dravidianbor.

Sanskrit एला (elā)bor.

Classical Persian هیل (hēl)bor.

Arabic هيل

Borrowed from Classical Persian هیل (hēl), borrowed from Sanskrit एला (elā), borrowed from a South Dravidian language, from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlV- (“cardamom”).

Alternative forms

• هال (hāl)

Noun

هَيْل • (hayl) m

1. cardamom

Declension

Declension of noun هَيْل (hayl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	هَيْل hayl	الْهَيْل al-hayl	هَيْل hayl
nominative	هَيْلٌ haylun	الْهَيْلُ al-haylu	هَيْلُ haylu
accusative	هَيْلًا haylan	الْهَيْلَ al-hayla	هَيْلَ hayla
genitive	هَيْلٍ haylin	الْهَيْلِ al-hayli	هَيْلِ hayli

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: هيل (hēl)
• Hijazi Arabic: هيل pl (hēl)
• → Amharic: ሔል (ḥel)
• → Hebrew: הֶל (hel)
• → Somali: heeyl
• → Tigrinya: ሄል (hel)

References

• Freytag, Georg (1837), “هيل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 425
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “هيل”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 1368–1369

Hijazi Arabic

هيل

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-South Dravidian *ēlV-der.

South Dravidianbor.

Sanskrit एला (elā)bor.

Classical Persian هیل (hēl)bor.

Arabic هَيْل (hayl)

Hijazi Arabic هيل

Inherited from Arabic هَيْل (hayl), borrowed from Classical Persian هیل (hēl), borrowed from Sanskrit एला (elā), borrowed from a South Dravidian language, from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlV- (“cardamom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːl/ [ˈhe̞ːl]

Noun

هيل • (hēl) m (collective, singulative هيلة f (hēla))

1. cardamom

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-South Dravidian *ēlV-der.

South Dravidianbor.

Sanskrit एला (elā)bor.

Classical Persian هیل (hēl)bor.

Arabic هَيْل (hayl)

South Levantine Arabic هيل

Inherited from Arabic هَيْل (hayl), borrowed from Classical Persian هیل (hēl), borrowed from Sanskrit एला (elā), borrowed from a South Dravidian language, from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlV- (“cardamom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːl/

Noun

هيل • (hēl) m

1. cardamom