طول

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ط و ل (ṭ-w-l)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤuːl/

Noun

طُول • (ṭūl) m (plural أَطْوَال (ʔaṭwāl))

1. verbal noun of طَالَ (ṭāla) (form I)
2. length
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:37:

     وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَنْ تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًا

     wa-lā tamši fī l-ʔarḍi maraḥan ʔinnaka lan taḵriqa l-ʔarḍa wa-lan tabluḡa l-jibāla ṭūlan

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. longitude
4. long duration
5. condition of being long-suffering

Declension

Declension of noun طُول (ṭūl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُول ṭūl	الطُّول aṭ-ṭūl	طُول ṭūl
Nominative	طُولٌ ṭūlun	الطُّولُ aṭ-ṭūlu	طُولُ ṭūlu
Accusative	طُولًا ṭūlan	الطُّولَ aṭ-ṭūla	طُولَ ṭūla
Genitive	طُولٍ ṭūlin	الطُّولِ aṭ-ṭūli	طُولِ ṭūli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُولَيْن ṭūlayn	الطُّولَيْن aṭ-ṭūlayn	طُولَيْ ṭūlay
Nominative	طُولَانِ ṭūlāni	الطُّولَانِ aṭ-ṭūlāni	طُولَا ṭūlā
Accusative	طُولَيْنِ ṭūlayni	الطُّولَيْنِ aṭ-ṭūlayni	طُولَيْ ṭūlay
Genitive	طُولَيْنِ ṭūlayni	الطُّولَيْنِ aṭ-ṭūlayni	طُولَيْ ṭūlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَطْوَال ʔaṭwāl	الْأَطْوَال al-ʔaṭwāl	أَطْوَال ʔaṭwāl
Nominative	أَطْوَالٌ ʔaṭwālun	الْأَطْوَالُ al-ʔaṭwālu	أَطْوَالُ ʔaṭwālu
Accusative	أَطْوَالًا ʔaṭwālan	الْأَطْوَالَ al-ʔaṭwāla	أَطْوَالَ ʔaṭwāla
Genitive	أَطْوَالٍ ʔaṭwālin	الْأَطْوَالِ al-ʔaṭwāli	أَطْوَالِ ʔaṭwāli

Descendants

• Maltese: tul

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “طول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤawl/

Noun

طَوْل • (ṭawl) m

1. merit
2. wealth
3. power
4. bounty

Declension

Declension of noun طَوْل (ṭawl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَوْل ṭawl	الطَّوْل aṭ-ṭawl	طَوْل ṭawl
Nominative	طَوْلٌ ṭawlun	الطَّوْلُ aṭ-ṭawlu	طَوْلُ ṭawlu
Accusative	طَوْلًا ṭawlan	الطَّوْلَ aṭ-ṭawla	طَوْلَ ṭawla
Genitive	طَوْلٍ ṭawlin	الطَّوْلِ aṭ-ṭawli	طَوْلِ ṭawli

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “طول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤawl/

Noun

طَوْل or طُول or طُوَل or طِوَل • (ṭawl or ṭūl or ṭuwal or ṭiwal) m

1. duration of life, duration, while
2. absence

Declension

Declension of noun طَوْل (ṭawl)‎; طُول (ṭūl)‎; طُوَل (ṭuwal)‎; طِوَل (ṭiwal)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَوْل‎; طُول‎; طُوَل‎; طِوَل ṭawl‎; ṭūl‎; ṭuwal‎; ṭiwal	الطَّوْل‎; الطُّول‎; الطُّوَل‎; الطِّوَل aṭ-ṭawl‎; aṭ-ṭūl‎; aṭ-ṭuwal‎; aṭ-ṭiwal	طَوْل‎; طُول‎; طُوَل‎; طِوَل ṭawl‎; ṭūl‎; ṭuwal‎; ṭiwal
Nominative	طَوْلٌ‎; طُولٌ‎; طُوَلٌ‎; طِوَلٌ ṭawlun‎; ṭūlun‎; ṭuwalun‎; ṭiwalun	الطَّوْلُ‎; الطُّولُ‎; الطُّوَلُ‎; الطِّوَلُ aṭ-ṭawlu‎; aṭ-ṭūlu‎; aṭ-ṭuwalu‎; aṭ-ṭiwalu	طَوْلُ‎; طُولُ‎; طُوَلُ‎; طِوَلُ ṭawlu‎; ṭūlu‎; ṭuwalu‎; ṭiwalu
Accusative	طَوْلًا‎; طُولًا‎; طُوَلًا‎; طِوَلًا ṭawlan‎; ṭūlan‎; ṭuwalan‎; ṭiwalan	الطَّوْلَ‎; الطُّولَ‎; الطُّوَلَ‎; الطِّوَلَ aṭ-ṭawla‎; aṭ-ṭūla‎; aṭ-ṭuwala‎; aṭ-ṭiwala	طَوْلَ‎; طُولَ‎; طُوَلَ‎; طِوَلَ ṭawla‎; ṭūla‎; ṭuwala‎; ṭiwala
Genitive	طَوْلٍ‎; طُولٍ‎; طُوَلٍ‎; طِوَلٍ ṭawlin‎; ṭūlin‎; ṭuwalin‎; ṭiwalin	الطَّوْلِ‎; الطُّولِ‎; الطُّوَلِ‎; الطِّوَلِ aṭ-ṭawli‎; aṭ-ṭūli‎; aṭ-ṭuwali‎; aṭ-ṭiwali	طَوْلِ‎; طُولِ‎; طُوَلِ‎; طِوَلِ ṭawli‎; ṭūli‎; ṭuwali‎; ṭiwali

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “طول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaw.wa.la/

Verb

طَوَّلَ • (ṭawwala) II, non-past يُطَوِّلُ‎ (yuṭawwilu)

1. to lengthen
2. to relax the tether
3. to grant a respite or delay
4. to be long at a thing
5. to tarry, to delay
6. to be backward

Conjugation

Conjugation of

طَوَّلَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَطْوِيل taṭwīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُطَوِّل muṭawwil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُطَوَّل muṭawwal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	طَوَّلْتُ ṭawwaltu	طَوَّلْتَ ṭawwalta	طَوَّلَ ṭawwala		طَوَّلْتُمَا ṭawwaltumā	طَوَّلَا ṭawwalā		طَوَّلْنَا ṭawwalnā	طَوَّلْتُمْ ṭawwaltum	طَوَّلُوا ṭawwalū
	f		طَوَّلْتِ ṭawwalti	طَوَّلَتْ ṭawwalat			طَوَّلَتَا ṭawwalatā			طَوَّلْتُنَّ ṭawwaltunna	طَوَّلْنَ ṭawwalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطَوِّلُ ʔuṭawwilu	تُطَوِّلُ tuṭawwilu	يُطَوِّلُ yuṭawwilu		تُطَوِّلَانِ tuṭawwilāni	يُطَوِّلَانِ yuṭawwilāni		نُطَوِّلُ nuṭawwilu	تُطَوِّلُونَ tuṭawwilūna	يُطَوِّلُونَ yuṭawwilūna
	f		تُطَوِّلِينَ tuṭawwilīna	تُطَوِّلُ tuṭawwilu			تُطَوِّلَانِ tuṭawwilāni			تُطَوِّلْنَ tuṭawwilna	يُطَوِّلْنَ yuṭawwilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُطَوِّلَ ʔuṭawwila	تُطَوِّلَ tuṭawwila	يُطَوِّلَ yuṭawwila		تُطَوِّلَا tuṭawwilā	يُطَوِّلَا yuṭawwilā		نُطَوِّلَ nuṭawwila	تُطَوِّلُوا tuṭawwilū	يُطَوِّلُوا yuṭawwilū
	f		تُطَوِّلِي tuṭawwilī	تُطَوِّلَ tuṭawwila			تُطَوِّلَا tuṭawwilā			تُطَوِّلْنَ tuṭawwilna	يُطَوِّلْنَ yuṭawwilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُطَوِّلْ ʔuṭawwil	تُطَوِّلْ tuṭawwil	يُطَوِّلْ yuṭawwil		تُطَوِّلَا tuṭawwilā	يُطَوِّلَا yuṭawwilā		نُطَوِّلْ nuṭawwil	تُطَوِّلُوا tuṭawwilū	يُطَوِّلُوا yuṭawwilū
	f		تُطَوِّلِي tuṭawwilī	تُطَوِّلْ tuṭawwil			تُطَوِّلَا tuṭawwilā			تُطَوِّلْنَ tuṭawwilna	يُطَوِّلْنَ yuṭawwilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		طَوِّلْ ṭawwil			طَوِّلَا ṭawwilā				طَوِّلُوا ṭawwilū
	f		طَوِّلِي ṭawwilī							طَوِّلْنَ ṭawwilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	طُوِّلْتُ ṭuwwiltu	طُوِّلْتَ ṭuwwilta	طُوِّلَ ṭuwwila		طُوِّلْتُمَا ṭuwwiltumā	طُوِّلَا ṭuwwilā		طُوِّلْنَا ṭuwwilnā	طُوِّلْتُمْ ṭuwwiltum	طُوِّلُوا ṭuwwilū
	f		طُوِّلْتِ ṭuwwilti	طُوِّلَتْ ṭuwwilat			طُوِّلَتَا ṭuwwilatā			طُوِّلْتُنَّ ṭuwwiltunna	طُوِّلْنَ ṭuwwilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطَوَّلُ ʔuṭawwalu	تُطَوَّلُ tuṭawwalu	يُطَوَّلُ yuṭawwalu		تُطَوَّلَانِ tuṭawwalāni	يُطَوَّلَانِ yuṭawwalāni		نُطَوَّلُ nuṭawwalu	تُطَوَّلُونَ tuṭawwalūna	يُطَوَّلُونَ yuṭawwalūna
	f		تُطَوَّلِينَ tuṭawwalīna	تُطَوَّلُ tuṭawwalu			تُطَوَّلَانِ tuṭawwalāni			تُطَوَّلْنَ tuṭawwalna	يُطَوَّلْنَ yuṭawwalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُطَوَّلَ ʔuṭawwala	تُطَوَّلَ tuṭawwala	يُطَوَّلَ yuṭawwala		تُطَوَّلَا tuṭawwalā	يُطَوَّلَا yuṭawwalā		نُطَوَّلَ nuṭawwala	تُطَوَّلُوا tuṭawwalū	يُطَوَّلُوا yuṭawwalū
	f		تُطَوَّلِي tuṭawwalī	تُطَوَّلَ tuṭawwala			تُطَوَّلَا tuṭawwalā			تُطَوَّلْنَ tuṭawwalna	يُطَوَّلْنَ yuṭawwalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُطَوَّلْ ʔuṭawwal	تُطَوَّلْ tuṭawwal	يُطَوَّلْ yuṭawwal		تُطَوَّلَا tuṭawwalā	يُطَوَّلَا yuṭawwalā		نُطَوَّلْ nuṭawwal	تُطَوَّلُوا tuṭawwalū	يُطَوَّلُوا yuṭawwalū
	f		تُطَوَّلِي tuṭawwalī	تُطَوَّلْ tuṭawwal			تُطَوَّلَا tuṭawwalā			تُطَوَّلْنَ tuṭawwalna	يُطَوَّلْنَ yuṭawwalna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “طول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ط و ل
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic طُول (ṭūl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤuːl/

Noun

طول • (ṭūl) m (plural أطوال (ʔaṭwāl))

1. height, length
2. longitude
3. long duration

Etymology 2

From Arabic طَوَّلَ (ṭawwala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaw.wal/

Verb

طَوَّل • (ṭawwal) II (non-past يِطَوِّل (yiṭawwil))

1. to lengthen
2. to increase height
3. to spend a long duration

Conjugation

Conjugation of طول (ṭawwal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	طولت (ṭawwalt)	طولت (ṭawwalt)	طول (ṭawwal)		طولنا (ṭawwalna)	طولتوا (ṭawwaltu)	طولوا (ṭawwalu)
	f		طولتي (ṭawwalti)	طولت (ṭawwalat)
non-past	m	أطول (ʔaṭawwil)	تطول (tiṭawwil)	يطول (yiṭawwil)		نطول (niṭawwil)	تطولوا (tiṭawwilu)	يطولوا (yiṭawwilu)
	f		تطولي (tiṭawwili)	تطول (tiṭawwil)
imperative	m		طول (ṭawwil)				طولوا (ṭawwilu)
	f		طولي (ṭawwili)

Laki

Noun

طول (transliteration needed)

1. drum

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic طُول (ṭūl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tuːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰoːl], [t̪ʰuːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰoːl], [t̪ʰuːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰoːl], [t̪ʰuːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊːl̥], [t̪ʰul̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰuːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɵl], [t̪ʰul]

Readings
Classical reading?	tūl
Dari reading?	tōl, tūl
Iranian reading?	tul
Tajik reading?	tül, tul

Noun

Dari	طول
Iranian Persian
Tajik	тул, тӯл

طول • (tul)

1. length (of space)

   Synonym: درازا (derâzâ)

2. duration, length (of time)

Related terms

• در طول (dar tul-e)
• طول کشیدن (tul kešidan)
• طولانی (tulâni)
• طولی (tuli)

 

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ط و ل
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic طَوَّلَ (ṭawwala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaw.wal/, [ˈtˤɑw.wɑl]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

طوّل • (ṭawwal) II (present بطوّل (biṭawwel))

1. to last, to take time (especially a long time)
2. to lengthen, to extend

   طوّل بالك.

   ṭawwel bālak

   Be patient.

   (literally, “Lengthen your mind.”)

   Audio (Ramallah)

   (file)

Conjugation

Conjugation of طوّل (ṭawwal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	طوّلت (ṭawwalt)	طوّلت (ṭawwalt)	طوّل (ṭawwal)		طوّلنا (ṭawwalna)	طوّلتو (ṭawwaltu)	طوّلو (ṭawwalu)
	f		طوّلتي (ṭawwalti)	طوّلت (ṭawwalat)
present	m	بطوّل (baṭawwel)	بتطوّل (bitṭawwel)	بطوّل (biṭawwel)		منطوّل (minṭawwel)	بتطوّلو (bitṭawwlu)	بطوّلو (biṭawwlu)
	f		بتطوّلي (bitṭawwli)	بتطوّل (bitṭawwel)
subjunctive	m	اطوّل (aṭawwel)	تطوّل (tṭawwel)	يطوّل (yṭawwel)		نطوّل (nṭawwel)	تطوّلو (tṭawwlu)	يطوّلو (yṭawwlu)
	f		تطوّلي (tṭawwli)	تطوّل (tṭawwel)
imperative	m		طوّل (ṭawwel)				طوّلو (ṭawwlu)
	f		طوّلي (ṭawwli)

Etymology 2

From Arabic طُول (ṭūl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤuːl/, [tˤuːl]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Noun

طول • (ṭūl) m

1. length
2. height (of a person)

Derived terms

• على طول (ʕala ṭūl, “at once; forever”)
• بلا طول سيرة (bala ṭūl sīre, “long story short”)