أثل

Arabic

أَثْل

Etymology

From the root ء ث ل (ʔ-ṯ-l) meaning to be strong rooted, well-founded, deeply and firmly connected, tied with many roots; cognates with Aramaic אַתְלָא, Sabaean 𐩱𐩻𐩡 (ʾṯl), Hebrew אֵשֶׁל. Theoretically from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔčl (“tamarisk, strong rooted tree”) with correspondence to Egyptian jzr (“tamarisk”). Alternatively, if not rooted in a common ancestor, one may be a loan derived from the other.

Pronunciation

• (collective) IPA^(key): /ʔaθl/
• (singulative) IPA^(key): /ʔaθ.la/
• (paucal) IPA^(key): /ʔa.θa.laːt/
• (plural) IPA^(key): /ʔu.θuːl/

Noun

أَثْل • (ʔaṯl) m (collective, singulative أَثْلَة f (ʔaṯla), plural أُثُول (ʔuṯūl), paucal أَثَلَات (ʔaṯalāt))

1. tamarisk (Tamarix spp., particularly Tamarix aphylla)

Declension

Declension of noun أَثْل (ʔaṯl)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَثْل ʔaṯl	الْأَثْل al-ʔaṯl	أَثْل ʔaṯl
Nominative	أَثْلٌ ʔaṯlun	الْأَثْلُ al-ʔaṯlu	أَثْلُ ʔaṯlu
Accusative	أَثْلًا ʔaṯlan	الْأَثْلَ al-ʔaṯla	أَثْلَ ʔaṯla
Genitive	أَثْلٍ ʔaṯlin	الْأَثْلِ al-ʔaṯli	أَثْلِ ʔaṯli
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَثْلَة ʔaṯla	الْأَثْلَة al-ʔaṯla	أَثْلَة ʔaṯlat
Nominative	أَثْلَةٌ ʔaṯlatun	الْأَثْلَةُ al-ʔaṯlatu	أَثْلَةُ ʔaṯlatu
Accusative	أَثْلَةً ʔaṯlatan	الْأَثْلَةَ al-ʔaṯlata	أَثْلَةَ ʔaṯlata
Genitive	أَثْلَةٍ ʔaṯlatin	الْأَثْلَةِ al-ʔaṯlati	أَثْلَةِ ʔaṯlati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَثْلَتَيْن ʔaṯlatayn	الْأَثْلَتَيْن al-ʔaṯlatayn	أَثْلَتَيْ ʔaṯlatay
Nominative	أَثْلَتَانِ ʔaṯlatāni	الْأَثْلَتَانِ al-ʔaṯlatāni	أَثْلَتَا ʔaṯlatā
Accusative	أَثْلَتَيْنِ ʔaṯlatayni	الْأَثْلَتَيْنِ al-ʔaṯlatayni	أَثْلَتَيْ ʔaṯlatay
Genitive	أَثْلَتَيْنِ ʔaṯlatayni	الْأَثْلَتَيْنِ al-ʔaṯlatayni	أَثْلَتَيْ ʔaṯlatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَثَلَات ʔaṯalāt	الْأَثَلَات al-ʔaṯalāt	أَثَلَات ʔaṯalāt
Nominative	أَثَلَاتٌ ʔaṯalātun	الْأَثَلَاتُ al-ʔaṯalātu	أَثَلَاتُ ʔaṯalātu
Accusative	أَثَلَاتٍ ʔaṯalātin	الْأَثَلَاتِ al-ʔaṯalāti	أَثَلَاتِ ʔaṯalāti
Genitive	أَثَلَاتٍ ʔaṯalātin	الْأَثَلَاتِ al-ʔaṯalāti	أَثَلَاتِ ʔaṯalāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُثُول ʔuṯūl	الْأُثُول al-ʔuṯūl	أُثُول ʔuṯūl
Nominative	أُثُولٌ ʔuṯūlun	الْأُثُولُ al-ʔuṯūlu	أُثُولُ ʔuṯūlu
Accusative	أُثُولًا ʔuṯūlan	الْأُثُولَ al-ʔuṯūla	أُثُولَ ʔuṯūla
Genitive	أُثُولٍ ʔuṯūlin	الْأُثُولِ al-ʔuṯūli	أُثُولِ ʔuṯūli