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تَحْوِيل
transfer /taħˈwiːl/
nounB1#1967 most common
Also: conversion, transformation, remittance
Example sentences
هَذَا تَحْوِيلٌ بَنْكِيّ.
This is a bank transfer.
قُمْتُ بِتَحْوِيلِ الْمَالِ إِلَى أَخِي.
I made a money transfer to my brother.
يَسْتَغْرِقُ تَحْوِيلُ الْمَبْلَغِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ.
Transferring the amount takes three days.
طَلَبَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ تَحْوِيلَ الرَّاتِبِ إِلَى حِسَابٍ جَدِيدٍ.
The company requested the transfer of the salary to a new account.
يُعَدُّ تَحْوِيلُ الطَّاقَةِ الشَّمْسِيَّةِ إِلَى كَهْرَبَاءَ عَمَلِيَّةً مُعَقَّدَةً.
The conversion of solar energy into electricity is a complex process.
أَدَّى تَحْوِيلُ الِاقْتِصَادِ نَحْوَ السُّوقِ الْحُرَّةِ إِلَى تَغَيُّرَاتٍ اجْتِمَاعِيَّةٍ عَمِيقَةٍ.
The transformation of the economy toward the free market led to deep social changes.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَحْوِيلٌ | تَحْوِيلَاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَحْوِيلٍ | تَحْوِيلَاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَحْوِيلاً | تَحْوِيلَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا تَحْوِيلُ | يَا تَحْوِيلَاتُ |
Word family
حَوَّلَto transfer, convert
تَحَوُّلtransformation, transition
مُحَوِّلtransformer, adapter
حَوَالَةmoney order, remittance
مُحَوَّلtransferred, converted
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the Form II verb حَوَّلَ, meaning to change, convert, or transfer. It is built on the Semitic root ح-و-ل, which carries the idea of turning and changing state. The تَفْعِيل pattern turns that verb into an abstract noun for the act itself.
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