See also: عايلة and عائله

Arabic

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Root
ع و ل (ʕ w l)
5 terms

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.ʔi.la/
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Noun

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عَائِلَة (ʕāʔilaf (plural عَائِلَات (ʕāʔilāt) or عَوَائِل (ʕawāʔil))

  1. (collective) family
    Synonym: أُسْرَة (ʔusra)

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “عول”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ع و ل
2 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic عَائِلَة (ʕāʔila). Doublet of عايلة (ʕāyla) and عيلة (ʕayla, ʕīla).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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عائلة (ʕāʔilaf (plural عائلات (ʕāʔilāt))

  1. family