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حَوْل
around, about /ˈħawl/
nounA1#202 most common
Also: power, strength, year (a full cycle), vicinity, surroundings
Example sentences
الأَطْفالُ يَلْعَبونَ حَوْلَ الشَّجَرةِ.
The children play around the tree.
جَلَسْنا حَوْلَ الطّاوِلةِ مَعًا.
We sat around the table together.
نَظَرَ حَوْلَهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ أَحَدًا.
He looked around him but found no one.
يَدورُ النِّقاشُ كُلُّهُ حَوْلَ مُسْتَقْبَلِ الشَّرِكةِ.
The whole discussion revolves around the future of the company.
سافَرَ حَوْلَ العالَمِ في رِحْلةٍ دامَتْ حَوْلًا كامِلًا.
He traveled around the world on a trip that lasted a full year.
لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوّةَ إلّا بِاللَّهِ، فَالأَمْرُ كُلُّهُ بِيَدِهِ.
There is no power and no strength except in God, for the whole matter rests in His hands.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَوْلٌ | أَحْوالٌ |
| Genitive | حَوْلٍ | أَحْوالٍ |
| Accusative | حَوْلًا | أَحْوالًا |
| Vocative | يا حَوْلُ | يا أَحْوالُ |
Word family
حالstate, condition
تَحَوُّلtransformation, shift
حَوَّلَto transfer, convert
حِيلةdevice, stratagem
مُحَوِّلtransformer, adapter
Etymology
حَوْل comes from the Semitic root ḥ-w-l, which carries the idea of turning, changing, and revolving. From that turning motion the noun grew several senses: the space that runs around a thing (around, vicinity), a full turn of the seasons (a year), and the strength or means to act (power). The power sense ties into a wider Semitic family of words for might and force.
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