هيكل

العربية

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هيكل

  • /haj.kal/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (ēkallum), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal /⁠ēgal⁠/, literally “big temple/palace”).

noun هَيْكَل · haykal · هَيَاكِل · الْهَيْكَل

  1. temple هَيْكَل سُلَيْمَان
  2. structure
  3. framework
  4. skeleton
  5. altar (of a church, etc)
  6. chassis (of a car)
  7. casing

proper noun هَيْكَل · haykal

  1. a surname, Haykal

In English

  • chassis base frame of motor vehicle
  • temple place of worship — see also place of worship
  • altar flat-topped structure used for religious rites
  • skeleton system that provides support to an organism
  • structure cohesive whole built up of distinct parts

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"هيكل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {هيكل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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