هيكل

See also: هیکل‎ and هیكل‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (ēkallum), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal /ēgal/). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew הֵיכָל‎ (hêḵāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haj.kal/

Noun

هَيْكَل • (haykal) m (plural هَيَاكِل‎ (hayākil))

  1. temple
    ‏هَيْكَل سُلَيْمَان‎
    haykal sulaymān
    Solomon's Temple
  2. altar
  3. structure, setup
    1. armature (framework)
    2. chassis, casing
    3. skeleton

Declension

Descendants

  • → English: haikal
  • → Ge'ez: ሀይከል (häykäl)
  • → Persian: هیکل‎ (heykal, “statue”) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Swahili: hekalu

Proper noun

هَيْكَل • (haykal) m or f

  1. a surname. Haykal
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