See also: بخيل and تحيل

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
خ ي ل (ḵ-y-l)

Compare خَالَ (ḵāla, to imagine).

Verb edit

تَخَيَّلَ (taḵayyala) V, non-past يَتَخَيَّلُ‎ (yataḵayyalu)

  1. to imagine, to take into one's head, to fancy
  2. to be conceived, be imagined
  3. to appear probable, to exhibit verisimilitude
  4. to suppose good or evil of someone
  5. to be haughty, to be self-conceited
  6. to be variegated, to grow covered in abundance

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

تَخَيُّل (taḵayyulm (plural تَخَيُّلَات (taḵayyulāt))

  1. verbal noun of تَخَيَّلَ (taḵayyala) (form V)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: təxəyyül
  • Ottoman Turkish: تخیل (tahayyül)
  • Persian: تخیل (taxayyol)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
خ ي ل
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic تَخَيَّلَ (taḵayyala).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /txaj.jal/, [ɪtˈxaj.jal]
  • (file)

Verb edit

تخيّل (tḵayyal) V (present بتخيّل (bitḵayyal))

  1. to imagine
    بقدر أتخيّل قدّيش صعب ممكن يكون.
    baʔdar atḵayyal ʔaddēš ṣaʕb mumkin ykūn
    I can imagine how difficult it could be.

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of تخيّل (tḵayyal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m تخيّلت (tḵayyalt) تخيّلت (tḵayyalt) تخيّل (tḵayyal) تخيّلنا (tḵayyalna) تخيّلتو (tḵayyaltu) تخيّلو (tḵayyalu)
f تخيّلتي (tḵayyalti) تخيّلت (tḵayyalat)
present m بتخيّل (batḵayyal) بتتخيّل (btitḵayyal) بتخيّل (bitḵayyal) منتخيّل (mnitḵayyal) بتتخيّلو (btitḵayyalu) بتخيّلو (bitḵayyalu)
f بتتخيّلي (btitḵayyali) بتتخيّل (btitḵayyal)
subjunctive m اتخيّل (atḵayyal) تتخيّل (titḵayyal) يتخيّل (yitḵayyal) نتخيّل (nitḵayyal) تتخيّلو (titḵayyalu) يتخيّلو (yitḵayyalu)
f تتخيّلي (titḵayyali) تتخيّل (titḵayyal)
imperative m تخيّل (tḵayyal) تخيّلو (tḵayyalu)
f تخيّلي (tḵayyali)