طويل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ط و ل‎ (ṭ-w-l). Ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *ṭVwl- (“long, far”); cognate with Egyptian dwn (“to stretch out, to be stretched out”).

Root
ط و ل‎ (ṭ-w-l)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤa.wiːl/
  • (file)

Adjective

طَوِيل • (ṭawīl) (feminine طَوِيلَة‎ (ṭawīla), common plural طِوَال‎ (ṭiwāl), masculine plural طَوِيلُونَ‎ (ṭawīlūna), feminine plural طَوِيلَات‎ (ṭawīlāt), elative أَطْوَل‎ (ʔaṭwal))

  1. long, tall

Declension

Descendants

  • Egyptian Arabic: طويل‎ (ṭawīl, ṭowīl)
  • Maltese: twil
  • Moroccan Arabic: طويل‎ (ṭwīl)

References

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

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل‎ (ṭawīl).

Adjective

طويل • (ṭawīl, ṭowīl)

  1. tall
  2. long

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ط و ل‎
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل‎ (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤwiːl/
  • (file)

Adjective

طويل • (ṭwīl) (feminine طويلة‎ (ṭwīla), common plural طوال‎ (ṭwāl), masculine plural طويلين‎ (ṭwīlīn), feminine plural طويلات‎ (ṭwīlāt), elative أطول‎ (ʔaṭwal) or طول‎ (ṭwal))

  1. long, tall
    Antonym: قصير‎ (qṣīr)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ط و ل‎

Etymology

From Arabic طَوِيل‎ (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤa.wiːl/, [tˤɑˈwiːl]
  • (file)

Adjective

طويل • (ṭawīl) (feminine طويلة‎ (ṭawīle), common plural طوال‎ (ṭwāl), elative أطول‎ (ʔaṭwal))

  1. long
    Antonym: قصير‎ (ʾaṣīr)
  2. tall (people)
    Antonym: قصير‎ (ʾaṣīr)

Derived terms

  • طويل الروح‎ (ṭawīl ir-rūḥ, “patient”, adj.), طويص البال‎ (ṭawīl il-bāl, “patient”, adj.)
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