عاهل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ه ل‎ (ʿ-h-l), meaning "to let livestock pasture themselves", "to have independence", "to have the power of personal discretion or determination".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.hil/

Noun

عَاهِل • (ʿāhil) m (plural عَوَاهِل‎ (ʿawāhil))

1. dictator
2. reigner, monarch, sovereign, emperor
3. paramount chief, a leader over several tribes
4. a woman without a husband

Declension

Declension of noun عَاهِل (ʿāhil)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَاهِل ʿāhil	الْعَاهِل‎ al-ʿāhil	عَاهِل ʿāhil
Nominative	عَاهِلٌ ʿāhilun	الْعَاهِلُ‎ al-ʿāhilu	عَاهِلُ ʿāhilu
Accusative	عَاهِلًا‎ ʿāhilan	الْعَاهِلَ‎ al-ʿāhila	عَاهِلَ ʿāhila
Genitive	عَاهِلٍ ʿāhilin	الْعَاهِلِ‎ al-ʿāhili	عَاهِلِ ʿāhili
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَاهِلَيْن‎ ʿāhilayn	الْعَاهِلَيْن‎ al-ʿāhilayn	عَاهِلَيْ‎ ʿāhilay
Nominative	عَاهِلَانِ‎ ʿāhilāni	الْعَاهِلَانِ‎ al-ʿāhilāni	عَاهِلَا‎ ʿāhilā
Accusative	عَاهِلَيْنِ‎ ʿāhilayni	الْعَاهِلَيْنِ‎ al-ʿāhilayni	عَاهِلَيْ‎ ʿāhilay
Genitive	عَاهِلَيْنِ‎ ʿāhilayni	الْعَاهِلَيْنِ‎ al-ʿāhilayni	عَاهِلَيْ‎ ʿāhilay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَوَاهِل‎ ʿawāhil	الْعَوَاهِل‎ al-ʿawāhil	عَوَاهِل‎ ʿawāhil
Nominative	عَوَاهِلُ‎ ʿawāhilu	الْعَوَاهِلُ‎ al-ʿawāhilu	عَوَاهِلُ‎ ʿawāhilu
Accusative	عَوَاهِلَ‎ ʿawāhila	الْعَوَاهِلَ‎ al-ʿawāhila	عَوَاهِلَ‎ ʿawāhila
Genitive	عَوَاهِلَ‎ ʿawāhila	الْعَوَاهِلِ‎ al-ʿawāhili	عَوَاهِلِ‎ ʿawāhili

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “عاهل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2184-2185