هيكل

See also: هیکل and هیكل

Arabic

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal /⁠ēgal⁠/, literally “big temple/palace”) through Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (ēkallum). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew הֵיכָל (hêḵāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haj.kal/

Noun

هَيْكَل • (haykal) m (plural هَيَاكِل (hayākil))

1. temple

   هَيْكَل سُلَيْمَان

   haykal sulaymān

   Solomon's Temple

2. structure
3. framework
4. skeleton
5. altar (of a church, etc)
6. chassis (of a car)
7. casing

Declension

Declension of noun هَيْكَل (haykal)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَيْكَل haykal	الْهَيْكَل al-haykal	هَيْكَل haykal
Nominative	هَيْكَلٌ haykalun	الْهَيْكَلُ al-haykalu	هَيْكَلُ haykalu
Accusative	هَيْكَلًا haykalan	الْهَيْكَلَ al-haykala	هَيْكَلَ haykala
Genitive	هَيْكَلٍ haykalin	الْهَيْكَلِ al-haykali	هَيْكَلِ haykali
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَيْكَلَيْن haykalayn	الْهَيْكَلَيْن al-haykalayn	هَيْكَلَيْ haykalay
Nominative	هَيْكَلَانِ haykalāni	الْهَيْكَلَانِ al-haykalāni	هَيْكَلَا haykalā
Accusative	هَيْكَلَيْنِ haykalayni	الْهَيْكَلَيْنِ al-haykalayni	هَيْكَلَيْ haykalay
Genitive	هَيْكَلَيْنِ haykalayni	الْهَيْكَلَيْنِ al-haykalayni	هَيْكَلَيْ haykalay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَيَاكِل hayākil	الْهَيَاكِل al-hayākil	هَيَاكِل hayākil
Nominative	هَيَاكِلُ hayākilu	الْهَيَاكِلُ al-hayākilu	هَيَاكِلُ hayākilu
Accusative	هَيَاكِلَ hayākila	الْهَيَاكِلَ al-hayākila	هَيَاكِلَ hayākila
Genitive	هَيَاكِلَ hayākila	الْهَيَاكِلِ al-hayākili	هَيَاكِلِ hayākili

Descendants

• → English: haikal
• → Ge'ez: ሀይከል (häykäl)
• → Persian: هیکل (heykal, “statue”) (see there for further descendants)
• → Swahili: hekalu

Proper noun

هَيْكَل • (haykal) m or f

1. a surname. Haykal