حوالي

See also: حوالى

Arabic

Root
ح و ل (ḥ w l)
31 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.waː.laj/

Preposition

حَوَالَيْ • (ḥawālay)

1. around
2. approximately, around (hear, determining approximate quantity)

Inflection

Inflected forms

base form					حَوَالَيْ (ḥawālay)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		dual	plural
	m	f		m	f
1st person	حَوَالَيَّ (ḥawālayya)		حَوَالَيْنَا (ḥawālaynā)
2nd person	حَوَالَيْكَ (ḥawālayka)	حَوَالَيْكِ (ḥawālayki)	حَوَالَيْكُمَا (ḥawālaykumā)	حَوَالَيْكُمْ (ḥawālaykum)	حَوَالَيْكُنَّ (ḥawālaykunna)
3rd person	حَوَالَيْهِ (ḥawālayhi)	حَوَالَيْهَا (ḥawālayhā)	حَوَالَيْهِمَا (ḥawālayhimā)	حَوَالَيْهِمْ (ḥawālayhim)	حَوَالَيْهِنَّ (ḥawālayhinna)

Egyptian Arabic

Preposition

حوالي • (ḥawālī)

1. approximately, around (“Near, determining approximately quantity”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ل
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَوَالَيْ (ḥawālay).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.waː.li/, [ħaˈwæː.li]

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Preposition

حوالي • (ḥawāli)

1. around, round

   Synonym: داير (dāyer)

2. approximately, around

   Synonym: تقريبا (taʔrīban)