عيلة
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from the root ع ي ل (ʕ-y-l). The verb عَالَ (ʕāla) may be conjugated as deriving from ع و ل (ʕ-w-l) (whence عَوْل (ʕawl) and عَوِيل (ʕawīl)) or ع ي ل (ʕ-y-l) (whence عَيْل (ʕayl), عِيَالَة (ʕiyāla), عُيُول (ʕuyūl), and مَعِيل (maʕīl)). Hence, though distinct conjugations (or "roots") typically have different significations, the "needfulness" sense has been conflated.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
عَيْلَة • (ʕayla) f
- verbal noun of عَالَ (ʕāla, “to be poor”) (form I)
- poverty; want, need
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 9:28:
- وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ عَيْلَةً فَسَوْفَ يُغْنِيكُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ إِن شَاءَ
- wa-ʔin ḵiftum ʕaylatan fa-sawfa yuḡnīkumu l-lahu min faḍlihi ʔin šāʔa
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Declension edit
Declension of noun عَيْلَة (ʕayla)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَيْلَة ʕayla |
الْعَيْلَة al-ʕayla |
عَيْلَة ʕaylat |
Nominative | عَيْلَةٌ ʕaylatun |
الْعَيْلَةُ al-ʕaylatu |
عَيْلَةُ ʕaylatu |
Accusative | عَيْلَةً ʕaylatan |
الْعَيْلَةَ al-ʕaylata |
عَيْلَةَ ʕaylata |
Genitive | عَيْلَةٍ ʕaylatin |
الْعَيْلَةِ al-ʕaylati |
عَيْلَةِ ʕaylati |
Egyptian Arabic edit
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Hijazi Arabic edit
Root |
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ع ي ل |
1 term |
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
عيلَة • (ʕēla) f (plural عَوَايِل (ʕawāyil) or عيلات (ʕēlāt))
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
عيلة • (ʕēle) f (plural عيل (ʕiyal))
- family (the nuclear family)
See also edit
- أهل (ʔahl, “parents; extended family”)