Egyptian Arabic edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

عيل (ʿayyelm

  1. child

Gulf Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Verbalisation of عيال (ʕyāl, offspring, children).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ˈʕəjːəl/

Verb edit

عَيَّل (ʕayyal) (imperfect يعيل (iʕayyil))

  1. to produce offspring, to have children