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طُول
length /ˈtˤuːl/
nounA2#1065 most common
Also: height (of a person), duration, longitude
Example sentences
كَم طُولُكَ؟
How tall are you?
طُولُ هذا الشّارِعِ كيلومترٌ واحدٌ.
This street is one kilometer long.
قَضَيتُ طُولَ النَّهارِ في المكتبةِ.
I spent the whole day in the library.
على الرَّغمِ مِن طُولِ الطَّريقِ، وَصَلنا في الوقتِ المُحَدَّدِ.
Despite the length of the road, we arrived on time.
يَعتَمِدُ تَحديدُ المَوقِعِ على خَطِّ الطُّولِ ودائرةِ العَرضِ.
Pinpointing a location depends on the line of longitude and the parallel of latitude.
طالَما أَدهَشَني طُولُ بالِهِ في مُواجَهةِ الشَّدائدِ.
His composure in facing hardship has long amazed me.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | طُولٌ | أطوالٌ |
| Genitive | طُولٍ | أطوالٍ |
| Accusative | طُولًا | أطوالًا |
| Vocative | يا طُولُ | يا أطوالُ |
Word family
طالَto be or become long
طَويلlong, tall
أطالَto lengthen, to prolong
خَطُّ الطُّولِlongitude
طُولِيّlongitudinal
Etymology
طُول is the verbal noun of the verb طالَ, meaning to be or become long. It comes from the triliteral root ط-و-ل, which carries the idea of length, extension, and tallness. The same root produces طَويل, long or tall, and أطالَ, to prolong.
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