hâl

See also: Hal, HAL, hál, hàl, häl, hål, hæl, ħal, and Ħal

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حال (hal), from Arabic حَال (ḥāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hal/
  • Hyphenation: hâl

Noun

hâl (definite accusative hâli, plural hâller or (archaic) ahval)

  1. state
  2. position, situation
  3. grammatical case

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with hal (covered market or solution)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Welsh

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *hal, from Proto-Celtic *sālos (saltwater), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (salt).

Noun

hâl m (plural halau or halion, not mutable)

  1. (chemistry) salt
  • halen m (salt)
  • halid (halide) (This word is not derived from hâl)
  • hallt (salty, adjective)

Noun

hâl m (plural halau, not mutable)

  1. dung, filth
Derived terms
  • halog (unclean, adjective)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English goal.

Noun

hâl

  1. h-prothesized form of âl (calving, ale)

Mutation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), hâl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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