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طَوِيل
long /tˤaˈwiːl/
adjectiveA1#160 most common
Also: tall, lengthy, long (in time)
Example sentences
هٰذا شارِعٌ طَويل.
This is a long street.
شَعْرُها طَويلٌ وَجَميل.
Her hair is long and beautiful.
انْتَظَرْنا وَقْتاً طَويلاً أَمامَ المَحَطّة.
We waited a long time in front of the station.
الطَّريقُ إلى النَّجاحِ طَويلٌ وَمَليءٌ بِالعَقَبات.
The road to success is long and full of obstacles.
دَخَلَ الغُرْفَةَ رَجُلٌ طَويلُ القامَةِ، هادِئُ المَلامِح.
A tall man with calm features entered the room.
بَعْدَ غِيابٍ طَويلٍ عَنِ الوَطَن، عادَ يَحمِلُ في قَلبِهِ حَنيناً لا يَنْطَفِئ.
After a long absence from his homeland, he returned carrying in his heart a longing that never fades.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | طَويلٌ | طِوالٌ |
| Genitive | طَويلٍ | طِوالٍ |
| Accusative | طَويلاً | طِوالاً |
| Vocative | يا طَويلُ | يا طِوالُ |
Word family
طالَto be or become long; to last
طولlength
أطالَto lengthen; to prolong
أطولlonger; taller (comparative)
طويلةlong; tall (feminine)
Etymology
طَوِيل comes from the Semitic root ط-و-ل (ṭ-w-l), which carries the sense of length and extension. The related verb طالَ means to grow long or to last. The adjective covers both physical height in people and length in objects, distances, and time.
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