heykel

See also: heykəl

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian هیکل‎ (haykal, heykal, “temple”) / Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal, “temple”), ultimately from Akkadian ēkallum (“temple; palace”), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal, “temple; palace”, literally “great house”).

Noun

heykel (plural heykels)

1. The chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:heykel.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian هیکل‎ (haykal, heykal), Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal), from Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian ēkallum, from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal).

Noun

heykel m

1. statue

References

• Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 429

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish هیکل‎ (heykel), from Persian هیکل‎ (haykal, heykal), from Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal), from Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian ēkallum, from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hejˈcæl/

Noun

heykel (definite accusative heykeli, plural heykeller)

1. statue
2. sculpture

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	heykel
Definite accusative	heykeli
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	heykel	heykeller
Definite accusative	heykeli	heykelleri
Dative	heykele	heykellere
Locative	heykelde	heykellerde
Ablative	heykelden	heykellerden
Genitive	heykelin	heykellerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular heykelim heykellerim 2nd singular heykelin heykellerin 3rd singular heykeli heykelleri 1st plural heykelimiz heykellerimiz 2nd plural heykeliniz heykelleriniz 3rd plural heykelleri heykelleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular heykelimi heykellerimi 2nd singular heykelini heykellerini 3rd singular heykelini heykellerini 1st plural heykelimizi heykellerimizi 2nd plural heykelinizi heykellerinizi 3rd plural heykellerini heykellerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular heykelime heykellerime 2nd singular heykeline heykellerine 3rd singular heykeline heykellerine 1st plural heykelimize heykellerimize 2nd plural heykelinize heykellerinize 3rd plural heykellerine heykellerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular heykelimde heykellerimde 2nd singular heykelinde heykellerinde 3rd singular heykelinde heykellerinde 1st plural heykelimizde heykellerimizde 2nd plural heykelinizde heykellerinizde 3rd plural heykellerinde heykellerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular heykelimden heykellerimden 2nd singular heykelinden heykellerinden 3rd singular heykelinden heykellerinden 1st plural heykelimizden heykellerimizden 2nd plural heykelinizden heykellerinizden 3rd plural heykellerinden heykellerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular heykelimin heykellerimin 2nd singular heykelinin heykellerinin 3rd singular heykelinin heykellerinin 1st plural heykelimizin heykellerimizin 2nd plural heykelinizin heykellerinizin 3rd plural heykellerinin heykellerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular heykelim heykellerim 2nd singular heykelsin heykellersin 3rd singular heykel heykeldir heykeller heykellerdir 1st plural heykeliz heykelleriz 2nd plural heykelsiniz heykellersiniz 3rd plural heykeller heykellerdir

Derived terms

• heykeltıraş

Zazaki

Etymology

From Persian هیکل‎ (haykal, heykal), Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal), from Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian ēkallum, from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal).

Noun

heykel (plural heykel)

1. (rare) temple
2. statue