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Translingual

Symbol

hal

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Halang.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Halang terms

English

Alternative forms

• haal

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَال (ḥāl, literally “state, condition”).

Noun

hal (plural ahwal)

1. A special temporary state of consciousness, generally understood to be the product of a Sufi's spiritual practices while on his way toward God.

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		һал
Arabic		حال

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَال (ḥāl).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Baku):

  (file)

Noun

hal (definite accusative halı, sound plural hallar, broken plural əhval)

1. condition, state

   Synonyms: vəziyyət, durum

2. state of mind, mood

   Synonym: əhval-ruhiyyə

3. the physical or mental strength to do something

   Synonyms: güc, qüvvət, taqət

4. (grammar) case

   Azərbaycan dilində ismin 6 halı var. ― Nouns have 6 [grammatical] cases in Azerbaijani.

Declension

Declension of hal

	singular	plural
		sound	broken
nominative	hal	hallar	əhval
definite accusative	halı	halları	əhvalı
dative	hala	hallara	əhvala
locative	halda	hallarda	əhvalda
ablative	haldan	hallardan	əhvaldan
definite genitive	halın	halların	əhvalın

Possessive forms of hal

	nominative
	singular	plural
		sound	broken
mənim (“my”)	halım	hallarım	əhvalım
sənin (“your”)	halın	halların	əhvalın
onun (“his/her/its”)	halı	halları	əhvalı
bizim (“our”)	halımız	hallarımız	əhvalımız
sizin (“your”)	halınız	hallarınız	əhvalınız
onların (“their”)	halı or halları	halları	əhvalı
	accusative
	singular	plural
		sound	broken
mənim (“my”)	halımı	hallarımı	əhvalımı
sənin (“your”)	halını	hallarını	əhvalını
onun (“his/her/its”)	halını	hallarını	əhvalını
bizim (“our”)	halımızı	hallarımızı	əhvalımızı
sizin (“your”)	halınızı	hallarınızı	əhvalınızı
onların (“their”)	halını or hallarını	hallarını	əhvalını
	dative
	singular	plural
		sound	broken
mənim (“my”)	halıma	hallarıma	əhvalıma
sənin (“your”)	halına	hallarına	əhvalına
onun (“his/her/its”)	halına	hallarına	əhvalına
bizim (“our”)	halımıza	hallarımıza	əhvalımıza
sizin (“your”)	halınıza	hallarınıza	əhvalınıza
onların (“their”)	halına or hallarına	hallarına	əhvalına
	locative
	singular	plural
		sound	broken
mənim (“my”)	halımda	hallarımda	əhvalımda
sənin (“your”)	halında	hallarında	əhvalında
onun (“his/her/its”)	halında	hallarında	əhvalında
bizim (“our”)	halımızda	hallarımızda	əhvalımızda
sizin (“your”)	halınızda	hallarınızda	əhvalınızda
onların (“their”)	halında or hallarında	hallarında	əhvalında
	ablative
	singular	plural
		sound	broken
mənim (“my”)	halımdan	hallarımdan	əhvalımdan
sənin (“your”)	halından	hallarından	əhvalından
onun (“his/her/its”)	halından	hallarından	əhvalından
bizim (“our”)	halımızdan	hallarımızdan	əhvalımızdan
sizin (“your”)	halınızdan	hallarınızdan	əhvalınızdan
onların (“their”)	halından or hallarından	hallarından	əhvalından
	genitive
	singular	plural
		sound	broken
mənim (“my”)	halımın	hallarımın	əhvalımın
sənin (“your”)	halının	hallarının	əhvalının
onun (“his/her/its”)	halının	hallarının	əhvalının
bizim (“our”)	halımızın	hallarımızın	əhvalımızın
sizin (“your”)	halınızın	hallarınızın	əhvalınızın
onların (“their”)	halının or hallarının	hallarının	əhvalının

Derived terms

• hal-əhval
• halsız
  • halsızca
  • halsızlıq
• hallanmaq
  • hallandırmaq
• adlıq hal (“nominative”)
• yiyəlik hal (“genitive”)
• təsirlik hal (“accusative”)
• yerlik hal (“locative”)
• çıxışlıq hal (“ablative”)
• birgəlik hal (“comitative”)
• alətlik hal (“instrumental case”)
• barəlik hal (“prepositional case”)

Related terms

• əhli-hal

Further reading

• “hal” in Obastan.com.

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hal]

Noun

hal (plural haljo)

1. fox

References

Sadaf Munshi (2015), “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project‎^[3].

Chut

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr; cognate with Vietnamese hai, Muong hal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːl¹/

Numeral

hal

1. two

Cornish

Etymology

From dialectal English hale, compare Welsh hêl.

Noun

hal f (plural halow)

1. marsh, moor

   Synonym: keunek

Derived terms

• gaver hal (“snipe”)

References

• “hal” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦal]

Verb

hal

1. second-person singular imperative of halit

Danish

Etymology 1

Old Norse hǫll (“large living room”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hal/, [halˀ]
• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

hal c (singular definite hallen, plural indefinite haller)

1. hall
2. sports centre

Inflection

Declension of hal

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hal	hallen	haller	hallerne
genitive	hals	hallens	hallers	hallernes

Derived terms

• ankomsthal c
• bingohal c
• boblehal c
• forhal c
• gildehal c
• montagehal c
• sportshal c
• svømmehal c
• synshal c

Etymology 2

See hale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːl/, [hæːˀl]

Verb

hal

1. imperative of hale

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑl/
• Hyphenation: hal
• Rhymes: -ɑl
• Homophones: Hal, Hall

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch halle, from Old Dutch *halla, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *hallō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, cover, conceal”).

Cognate with Low German Hall, German Halle, English hall, Danish hall.

Noun

hal f (plural hallen, diminutive halletje n)

1. hall, hallway

Derived terms

• blaashal
• bowlinghal
• fabriekshal
• inkomhal
• kunsthal
• lakenhal
• luchthal
• markthal
• medehal
• opblaashal
• schaatshal
• vertrekhal
• vleeshal

Descendants

• Negerhollands: hal
• → Papiamentu: hal (dated)

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to Old Norse héla (“hoarfrost”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

hal n (plural hallen, diminutive halletje n)

1. frozen ground

Alternative forms

• hel

Haida

Pronoun

hal

1. he, she, it (3rd person singular personal pronoun, weak-A or weak-B)
2. his, her, its, their (3rd person possessive pronoun, weak-B)

Usage notes

• Weak pronouns are placed right before the verb; strong pronouns are placed at the start of the sentence (focus position) and are followed by the focus marker uu.
• Some Haida verbs use pronouns from set A, while other verbs need pronouns from set B.

See also

Haida personal pronouns

	weak-A	strong-A	weak-B	strong-B
1st person sing.	hl	hláa	díi	díi
2nd person sing.	dáng	dáa	dáng	dáng
3rd person sing.	hal	ʼláa	hal	ʼláa
1st person plural	tʼaláng	tʼaláng	íitlʼ	íitlʼ
2nd person plural	daláng	daláng	daláng	daláng
3rd person pl. indef.	tlʼ	tlʼáa	tlʼ	tlʼáa

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒl]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒl
• Hyphenation: hal

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *kala. Cognates include Northern Khanty хўԓ (hŭł), Northern Mansi хӯл (hūl), Erzya and Moksha кал (kal), Finnish and Estonian kala.

Noun

hal (plural halak)

2. fish

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	hal	halak
accusative	halat	halakat
dative	halnak	halaknak
instrumental	hallal	halakkal
causal-final	halért	halakért
translative	hallá	halakká
terminative	halig	halakig
essive-formal	halként	halakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	halban	halakban
superessive	halon	halakon
adessive	halnál	halaknál
illative	halba	halakba
sublative	halra	halakra
allative	halhoz	halakhoz
elative	halból	halakból
delative	halról	halakról
ablative	haltól	halaktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	halé	halaké
non-attributive possessive – plural	haléi	halakéi

Possessive forms of hal

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	halam	halaim
2nd person sing.	halad	halaid
3rd person sing.	hala	halai
1st person plural	halunk	halaink
2nd person plural	halatok	halaitok
3rd person plural	haluk	halaik

Derived terms

• halacska
• halas
• halász
• halászik

Compound words with this term at the beginning

• halpaprikás
• halpénz
• halpikkely
• halszem → halszemoptika

Compound words with this term at the end

• aranyhal
• bohóchal
• disznóhal
• ebihal
• harcoshal
• kardhal
• lepényhal
• naphal
• ördöghal
• tintahal
• tonhal
• tőkehal
• tűzhal

Expressions

• él, mint hal a vízben

Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *kale-. Cognates include Northern Mansi хо̄луӈкве (hōluňkve), Finnish kuolla, Erzya and Moksha куломс (kuloms).

Verb

hal

2. (intransitive) to die (to stop living; to become dead)

   Perfective: meghal

Usage notes

This form normally occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

• hal (…) meg, meg … hal ― meghal
• and some more, see its derivatives with verbal prefixes.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hal

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	halok	halsz	hal	halunk	haltok	halnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	haltam	haltál	halt	haltunk	haltatok	haltak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. halni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	halék	halál	hala	halánk	halátok	halának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. hal vala, halt vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	halandok	halandasz	haland	halandunk	halandotok	halandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	halnék	halnál	halna	halnánk	halnátok	halnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. halt volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	haljak	halj or haljál	haljon	haljunk	haljatok	haljanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. halt légyen
infinitive	halni		halnom	halnod	halnia	halnunk	halnotok	halniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	halás		haló	halt or halott	―	halva (halván)

Potential conjugation of hal

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	halhatok	halhatsz	halhat	halhatunk	halhattok	halhatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	halhattam	halhattál	halhatott	halhattunk	halhattatok	halhattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	halhaték	halhatál	halhata	halhatánk	halhatátok	halhatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. halhat vala, halhatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	halhatandok or halandhatok	halhatandasz or halandhatsz	halhatand or halandhat	halhatandunk or halandhatunk	halhatandotok or halandhattok	halhatandanak or halandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	halhatnék	halhatnál	halhatna	halhatnánk	halhatnátok	halhatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. halhatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	halhassak	halhass or halhassál	halhasson	halhassunk	halhassatok	halhassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. halhatott légyen
infinitive	(halhatni)		(halhatnom)	(halhatnod)	(halhatnia)	(halhatnunk)	(halhatnotok)	(halhatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(halhatva / halhatván)

Derived terms

• halandó
• halál
• haldoklik
• halhatatlan
• halott

With verbal prefixes

• behal
• belehal
• elhal
• kihal
• meghal

Compound words

• szörnyethal

Expressions

• élve vagy halva

Related terms

• holt

Further reading

• (fish): hal in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (to die): hal in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Noun

hal

1. indefinite accusative singular of halur
2. indefinite dative singular of halur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhal/ [ˈhal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: hal

Etymology 1

From Malay hal, from Arabic حَال (ḥāl).

• Semantic loan from Dutch feit.

Noun

hal (plural hal-hal)

1. circumstance, state, condition

   Synonyms: keadaan, kondisi, situasi

2. affair, case, problem, thing

   Synonyms: kasus, permasalahan

3. cause

   Synonym: sebab

4. (chiefly law) fact

   Synonym: peristiwa

Derived terms

• berhal (“to be busy, to have problem”)
• terhal (“to be obstructed, to be held”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hal (plural hal-hal)

1. (colloquial) galvanized sheet iron

Further reading

• “hal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːl/

Verb

hal

1. second-person singular imperative of halen

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَال (ḥāl, “state, condition, situation”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈhal/ [ˈhal]
• Rhymes: -hal, -al

Noun

hal (Jawi spelling حال, plural hal-hal)

1. matter; affair; business.

   Jangan campur tangan dalam hal orang lain. ― Don't interfere in other people's affairs.

2. situation; condition; state of affairs.

   Synonyms: situasi, kondisi, keadaan

   Bagaimana hal di sana? ― What is the situation over there?

3. thing; subject; case.

   Ini adalah hal yang sangat penting. ― This is a very important matter.

Derived terms

Affixations

• berhal
• menghalkan
• perihal

Compounds

• apa hal
• hal ehwal
• pada hal

Descendants

• > Indonesian: hal

Further reading

• "hal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "hal" at PRPM first version)

Maleng

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar; cognate with Vietnamese hai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːl¹/

Numeral

hal

1. two

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

hal

1. alternative form of halle (“hall”)

Etymology 2

Noun

hal

1. alternative form of al (“awl”)

Etymology 3

Noun

hal

1. alternative form of hale (“nook, cranny”)

Etymology 4

Adjective

hal

1. (Northern) alternative form of hol (“healthy, whole”)

Etymology 5

Verb

hal

1. simple past of helen (“to cover”)

   Synonym: heled

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈhal/

Verb

hal

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of hëllen

Muong

Muong cardinal numbers

<  1	2	3  >
Cardinal : hal

Alternative forms

• hàl

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar; cognate with Vietnamese hai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːl¹/

Numeral

hal

1. (Mường Bi, cardinal numbers) two

Old English

Alternative forms

• hǣl

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole, intact, well-omened”).

Cognate with Old Frisian hēl (West Frisian hiel), Old Saxon hēl (Low German hel, heel, heil) Dutch heel, geheel (“healthy”), Old High German heil (German heil (“healthy”)), Old Norse heill (Danish and Swedish hel (“whole”)), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (hails), Vandalic eils. The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Old Church Slavonic целъ (celŭ) (Russian це́лый (célyj, “whole, healthy”)), Ancient Greek κοῖλυ (koîlu, “goodness, beauty”), Welsh coel (“sign”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɑːl/, [hɑːl]
• Rhymes: -ɑːl

Adjective

hāl

1. sound, healthy, intact
   • Iosep axode hwæðer hira fæder wære hal.

     Joseph asked whether their father was well.

     (Genesis)

   • c. 887–900 CE, Alfred the Great [attributed], edited and translated by Henry Lee Hargrove, Ph.D., King Alfred's Old English Version of Augustine's Soliloquies (Yale Studies in English series XIII), New York: Henry Holt and Company, published 1902, page 34:

     Gyf þonne ǣfre gebyreð þæt þū þē ful hālne and ful trumne ongytst, and hæafst æalle þīne frēond myd þē, ǣġðer ge on mōde ge on līchaman, and on ðām ilcan worce and on ðām ylcan willum ðe ðē best lyst dōn, hweðer þū ðonne wille bēon āwiht blīðe?

     If then it ever happen that thou shalt find thyself full whole and full strong, and hast all thy friends with thee, both in mind and in body, and in that same work and in that same will which pleaseth thee best to do, wilt thou then be happy at all?

2. whole, undivided

Declension

Declension of hāl — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hāl	hāl	hāl
Accusative	hālne	hāle	hāl
Genitive	hāles	hālre	hāles
Dative	hālum	hālre	hālum
Instrumental	hāle	hālre	hāle
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hāle	hāla, hāle	hāl
Accusative	hāle	hāla, hāle	hāl
Genitive	hālra	hālra	hālra
Dative	hālum	hālum	hālum
Instrumental	hālum	hālum	hālum

Declension of hāl — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hāla	hāle	hāle
Accusative	hālan	hālan	hāle
Genitive	hālan	hālan	hālan
Dative	hālan	hālan	hālan
Instrumental	hālan	hālan	hālan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hālan	hālan	hālan
Accusative	hālan	hālan	hālan
Genitive	hālra, hālena	hālra, hālena	hālra, hālena
Dative	hālum	hālum	hālum
Instrumental	hālum	hālum	hālum

Derived terms

• hālfæst
• hāliġ
• hālian
• hālnes
• hālor
• onhāl
• unhāl

Descendants

• Middle English: hol (Northern hal, hale)
  • English: whole

    Geordie: hyel

  • Middle Scots: hale, hail, haill
    • Scots: hale, haill

Old Swedish

æn hal

Alternative forms

• hall, häl, häll

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hallr.

Noun

hal

1. a more or less flat, often sloping section of rock surface

Descendants

• Swedish: häll

References

• “häll”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “häll”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German hel, helle, from Proto-Germanic *halliz (“resounding”).

Adjective

hal (comparative hala, superlative halsta)

1. bright
2. light

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: hal

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hal f

1. genitive plural of hala (“hall”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hal f

1. genitive plural of hala (“mountain meadow”)

Romani

Verb

hal

1. alternative form of xal

References

• hal in Appendix: Romani – English vocabulary, circa 2006, page 19

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic حَال (ḥāl)bor.

Ottoman Turkish حال (hal)bor.

Romanian hal

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

Noun

hal n (uncountable)

1. situation or condition, most often a bad one

   El a ajuns într-un asemenea hal încât e nevoit să își vândă hainele.

   He's got into such a situation that he needs to sell his clothes.

2. way (with a negative connotation)

   Doar uitați-vă în ce hal se îmbracă!

   Just look at the way she dresses!

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	hal	halul
genitive-dative	hal	halului
vocative	halule

Derived terms

• în ultimul hal
• într-un hal fără de hal

Somali

Alternative forms

• 𐒔𐒖𐒐 (Osmanya script)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɑ́l]
• Hyphenation: hal

Noun

hál f (plural halo m)

1. (female) camel

Inflection

declension of hal
	singular
absolutive	hál
nominative	hali
genitive	haléed
vocative	hályahay

determiners of hal
		singular
definite	non-remote	hasha
	remote	hashii
demonstrative	proximal	hashan
	medial	hashaas
	distal	hasheer
	far distal	hashoo
interrogative		hashee
possessive	mine	hashayda
	yours	hashaada
	his	hashiisa
	her	hasheeda
	ours (excl.)	hashayada
	ours (incl.)	hasheena
	yours (pl.)	hashiinna
	theirs	hashooda

References

• “hal”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012
• Reinisch, Leo (1902), Die Somali-Sprache (in German), volume 2, Wien, Austria, page 202

Sumerian

Romanization

hal

1. romanization of 𒄬 (ḫal)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse háll.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

hal (comparative halare, superlative halast)

1. slippery (having low friction (and therefore being easy to slip on))

   halt väglag

   slippery road conditions

   VARNING: Trappan är hal

   WARNING: Slippery stairs

2. slippery (evasive (and dishonest))

   Hon är hal som en ål

   She is slippery as an eel

Declension

Inflection of hal

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	hal	halare	halast
neuter singular	halt	halare	halast
plural	hala	halare	halast
masculine plural2	hale	halare	halast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	hale	halare	halaste
all	hala	halare	halaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• bakhal
• glashal
• hal som en ål (“slippery as an eel”)
• halhet
• slemhal
• såphal
• (vara ute) på hal is

Related terms

• halka

See also

• slirig

References

• “hal”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “hal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “hal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• hal in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tagalog

Adverb

hal (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ᜔)

1. abbreviation of halimbawa: e.g.; for example

Tho

Tho cardinal numbers

<  1	2	3  >
Cardinal : hal

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr; cognate with Vietnamese hai, Muong hal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːl¹/

Numeral

hal

1. two

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hal/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French halle.

Noun

hal (definite accusative hali, plural haller)

1. covered market

   Can halden 3 kilo elma aldı.

   Can bought 3 kilos of apple from the covered market

Declension

Declension of hal

singular plural nominative hal haller definite accusative hali halleri dative hale hallere locative halde hallerde ablative halden hallerden genitive halin hallerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular halim hallerim 2nd singular halin hallerin 3rd singular hali halleri 1st plural halimiz hallerimiz 2nd plural haliniz halleriniz 3rd plural halleri halleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular halimi hallerimi 2nd singular halini hallerini 3rd singular halini hallerini 1st plural halimizi hallerimizi 2nd plural halinizi hallerinizi 3rd plural hallerini hallerini dative singular plural 1st singular halime hallerime 2nd singular haline hallerine 3rd singular haline hallerine 1st plural halimize hallerimize 2nd plural halinize hallerinize 3rd plural hallerine hallerine locative singular plural 1st singular halimde hallerimde 2nd singular halinde hallerinde 3rd singular halinde hallerinde 1st plural halimizde hallerimizde 2nd plural halinizde hallerinizde 3rd plural hallerinde hallerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular halimden hallerimden 2nd singular halinden hallerinden 3rd singular halinden hallerinden 1st plural halimizden hallerimizden 2nd plural halinizden hallerinizden 3rd plural hallerinden hallerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular halimin hallerimin 2nd singular halinin hallerinin 3rd singular halinin hallerinin 1st plural halimizin hallerimizin 2nd plural halinizin hallerinizin 3rd plural hallerinin hallerinin

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Arabic حَلّ (ḥall)bor.

Ottoman Turkish حل

Turkish hal

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حل, borrowed from Arabic حَلّ (ḥall).

Noun

hal (definite accusative halli, plural haller)

1. solution

   Synonym: çözüm

   Meselenin hallini üzerine aldı.

   [He/She/It] took the solution of the issue on [him/her/it]self.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with hâl (situation or grammar case)

Declension

Declension of hal

singular plural nominative hal haller definite accusative halli halleri dative halle hallere locative halde hallerde ablative halden hallerden genitive hallin hallerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular hallim hallerim 2nd singular hallin hallerin 3rd singular halli halleri 1st plural hallimiz hallerimiz 2nd plural halliniz halleriniz 3rd plural halleri halleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular hallimi hallerimi 2nd singular hallini hallerini 3rd singular hallini hallerini 1st plural hallimizi hallerimizi 2nd plural hallinizi hallerinizi 3rd plural hallerini hallerini dative singular plural 1st singular hallime hallerime 2nd singular halline hallerine 3rd singular halline hallerine 1st plural hallimize hallerimize 2nd plural hallinize hallerinize 3rd plural hallerine hallerine locative singular plural 1st singular hallimde hallerimde 2nd singular hallinde hallerinde 3rd singular hallinde hallerinde 1st plural hallimizde hallerimizde 2nd plural hallinizde hallerinizde 3rd plural hallerinde hallerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular hallimden hallerimden 2nd singular hallinden hallerinden 3rd singular hallinden hallerinden 1st plural hallimizden hallerimizden 2nd plural hallinizden hallerinizden 3rd plural hallerinden hallerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular hallimin hallerimin 2nd singular hallinin hallerinin 3rd singular hallinin hallerinin 1st plural hallimizin hallerimizin 2nd plural hallinizin hallerinizin 3rd plural hallerinin hallerinin

Related terms

• halletmek

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “hal2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Turkmen

Etymology 1

Other scripts
Latin	hal
Cyrillic	хал
Arabic	حال

Borrowed from Classical Persian حَال (hāl), from Arabic حَال (ḥāl).

Noun

hāl (definite accusative hāly, plural hāllar)

1. condition, state, situation
2. health, condition
3. force, strength
4. (grammar) adverb

Related terms

• ahwal
• hal-ahwal
• hal-ýagdaý
• häli

Etymology 2

Other scripts
Latin	hal
Cyrillic	хал
Arabic	خال

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَال (xāl), from Arabic خَال (ḵāl).

Noun

hāl (definite accusative hāly, plural hāllar)

1. birthmark, mole

   Synonym: meň

Derived terms

• hally

Further reading

• “hal” in Enedilim.com
• “hal” in Webonary.org

Zazaki

Etymology

From Arabic حَال (ḥāl).

Noun

hal

1. state, condition
2. (grammar) case