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خَيْل
horses /ˈxajl/
nounB1#2106 most common
Also: cavalry, steeds, horsemen
Example sentences
الخَيْلُ جَميلة.
Horses are beautiful.
أُحِبُّ رُكوبَ الخَيْلِ.
I love riding horses.
تَرْكُضُ الخَيْلُ في الصَّحْراء.
The horses run in the desert.
امتَلَكَ الأميرُ خَيْلاً أصيلةً.
The prince owned purebred horses.
كانت الخَيْلُ العربيةُ رمزاً للفخرِ والشجاعةِ عبرَ القرون.
Arabian horses were a symbol of pride and courage across the centuries.
قال النبيُّ: الخَيْلُ مَعْقودٌ في نَواصيها الخَيْرُ إلى يومِ القيامة.
The Prophet said: good is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | الخَيْلُ | الخُيُولُ |
| Genitive | الخَيْلِ | الخُيُولِ |
| Accusative | الخَيْلَ | الخُيُولَ |
| Vocative | يا خَيْلُ | يا خُيُولُ |
Word family
حِصانhorse (single)
فارِسhorseman, knight
فُروسِيّةhorsemanship, chivalry
خَيّالrider, cavalryman
خُيَلاءpride, vanity
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic root kh-y-l. Classical lexicographers linked it to khuyalāʾ, meaning pride or a swaggering gait, because horses carry themselves with a proud bearing. The connection is traditional within Arabic and does not extend to a known Indo-European source.
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