ميل
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ميل¹
Where it comes from
From م ي ل (m y l), meaning to incline, to bend, to lean.
verb مَيِلَ · mayila · يَمْيَلُ · مَيَل · أَمْيَل
- to be bent, to be tilted, to be slanted
verb مَيَّلَ · mayyala · يُمَيِّلُ · تَمْيِيل · مُمَيِّل
- to bend, to tilt
- to make (someone) inclined or sympathetic
- to make (someone) disinclined, to alienate
noun مَيْل · mayl · مُيُول · الْمَيْل
- verbal noun of مَالَ (māla, “to lean”) (form I)
- inclination, tendency
- goodwill, sympathy
- taste, disposition, a mind for
noun مَيَل · mayal · الْمَيَل · مَيَلٌ
- verbal noun of مَيِلَ (mayila) (form I)
ميل²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin mīlle passuum (literally “a thousand of paces”). Compare Classical Syriac ܡܝܠܐ (mīlā) and Hebrew מַיְל (mayl).
The reach of an eye originates from a folk etymology explaining the distance of a mile, literally the distance to which the eye reaches along land before the horizon curves out of sight.
noun مِيل · mīl · أَمْيَال · مُيُول · الْمِيل
- reach of the eye, as far as one can see
- mile (unit of length)
- milestone, column, obelisk, boundary stone
- hand of a sundial
ميل³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μήλη (mḗlē, “probe”).
noun مَيْل · mayl · مُيُول · الْمَيْل
- a kind of metal probe in form of a needle for applying collyrium or other treatments
ميل⁴
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
adjective مِيل · mīl
- plural of أَمْيَل (ʔamyal, “leaning to one side”)
In English
- tendency likelihood of behaving in a particular way
- mile measure of length
- declination at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geog
- slope degree to which a surface tends upward or downward
- propensity tendency
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