حوالي

See also: حوالى‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح و ل‎ (ḥ-w-l).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħa.waː.laj/

Preposition

حَوَالَيْ • (ḥawālay)

  1. around
  2. approximately, around (hear, determining approximate quantity)

Inflection
    Inflected forms
Base form حَوَالَيْ (ḥawālay)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person حَوَالَيَّ (ḥawālayya) حَوَالَيْنَا‎ (ḥawālaynā)
Second person حَوَالَيْكَ‎ (ḥawālayka) حَوَالَيْكِ‎ (ḥawālayki) حَوَالَيْكُمَا‎ (ḥawālaykumā) حَوَالَيْكُمْ‎ (ḥawālaykum) حَوَالَيْكُنَّ‎ (ḥawālaykunna)
Third person حَوَالَيْهِ‎ (ḥawālayhi) حَوَالَيْهَا‎ (ḥawālayhā) حَوَالَيْهِمَا‎ (ḥawālayhimā) حَوَالَيْهِمْ‎ (ḥawālayhim) حَوَالَيْهِنَّ‎ (ḥawālayhinna)

Egyptian Arabic

Preposition

حوالي • (ḥawālī)

  1. approximately, around (“Near, determining approximately quantity”)

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ح و ل‎

Etymology

From Arabic حَوَالَيْ‎ (ḥawālay).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħa.waː.li/, [ħaˈwæː.li]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Preposition

حوالي • (ḥawāli)

  1. around, round
    Synonym: داير‎ (dāyer)
  2. approximately, around
    Synonym: تقريبا‎ (taʔrīban)
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