سئيل

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic ثَقِيل (ṯaqīl, “heavy; dislikable”). Doublet of تقيل (tʔīl, “heavy”), the inherited form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈʔiːl/

Adjective

سئيل • (saʾīl) (feminine سئيلة (saʾīle))

1. mean, dislikable, annoying (person)