حول

العربية

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حول¹

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Compare Ugaritic 𐎈𐎍 (ḥl), Hebrew חַיִל (kháyil, “strength, might”).

noun حَوْل · ḥawl · أَحْوَال · الْحَوْل

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of حَالَ (ḥāla) (form I)
  2. power, might
  3. strength لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللّٰه.
  4. change, exchange

noun حَوْل · ḥawl · أَحْوَال · الْحَوْل

  1. year
  2. partition

حول²

verb حَوَّلَ · ḥawwala · يُحَوِّلُ · تَحْوِيل · مُحَوِّل

  1. to change, to transform, to convert, to turn (into), to make وهي ستحوِّل الأرض إلى فردوس.
  2. to transplant
  3. to transfer, to forward
  4. to convert
  5. to switch, to commutate
  6. to shunt
  7. to remit, to send, to transmit
  8. to pass on, to hand on, to forward
  9. to endorse
  10. to direct
  11. to divert, to distract, to deflect
  12. to avert, to turn away
  13. to turn off, to switch off, to disconnect
  14. to turn the helm, to change course

حول³

preposition حَوْلَ · ḥawla · حَوْلِي · حَوْلَنَا

  1. around فَبِمَا رَحۡمَةࣲ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمۡ ۖ وَلَوۡ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ ٱلۡقَلۡبِ لَٱنفَضُّوا۟ مِنۡ حَوۡلِكَ ۖ فَٱعۡفُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَهُمۡ وَشَاوِرۡهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَمۡرِ ۖ فَإِذَا عَزَمۡتَ فَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلِينَ

حول⁴

noun حُول · ḥūl

  1. plural plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

حول⁵

noun حُوَّل · ḥuwwal

  1. plural plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

حول⁶

adjective حُول · ḥūl

  1. masculine, plural masculine plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

حول⁷

adjective حُوَّل · ḥuwwal

  1. masculine, plural masculine plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

حول⁸

verb حَوِلَ · ḥawila · يَحْوَلُ · حَوَل · أَحْوَل

  1. to have strabismus, to be cross-eyed, to squint eyes

حول⁹

adjective حُوَّل · ḥuwwal · الْحُوَّل · حُوَّلَة · الْحُوَّلَة

  1. wily, crafty

In English

  • about on every side of
  • transfer to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
  • around forming a circle or closed curve containing
  • roger received
  • convert transform (something) into another form, substance, state, or product
  • shunt to divert to a less important place, position, or state

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {حول},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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