كهل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ه ل (k h l), with senses relating to marriage, adulthood, age, and strength intermixed over time.

Adjective

كَهْل • (kahl) (feminine كَهْلَة (kahla), masculine plural كُهُول (kuhūl), feminine plural كَهْلَات (kahlāt))

1. elderly

   Synonym: شَيْخ (šayḵ)

2. middle-aged
3. (obsolete) adult
   1. (obsolete) young adult
   2. (obsolete) youthful

Declension

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَهْل kahl	الْكَهْل al-kahl	كَهْلَة kahla	الْكَهْلَة al-kahla
Nominative	كَهْلٌ kahlun	الْكَهْلُ al-kahlu	كَهْلَةٌ kahlatun	الْكَهْلَةُ al-kahlatu
Accusative	كَهْلًا kahlan	الْكَهْلَ al-kahla	كَهْلَةً kahlatan	الْكَهْلَةَ al-kahlata
Genitive	كَهْلٍ kahlin	الْكَهْلِ al-kahli	كَهْلَةٍ kahlatin	الْكَهْلَةِ al-kahlati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَهْلَيْن kahlayn	الْكَهْلَيْن al-kahlayn	كَهْلَتَيْن kahlatayn	الْكَهْلَتَيْن al-kahlatayn
Nominative	كَهْلَانِ kahlāni	الْكَهْلَانِ al-kahlāni	كَهْلَتَانِ kahlatāni	الْكَهْلَتَانِ al-kahlatāni
Accusative	كَهْلَيْنِ kahlayni	الْكَهْلَيْنِ al-kahlayni	كَهْلَتَيْنِ kahlatayni	الْكَهْلَتَيْنِ al-kahlatayni
Genitive	كَهْلَيْنِ kahlayni	الْكَهْلَيْنِ al-kahlayni	كَهْلَتَيْنِ kahlatayni	الْكَهْلَتَيْنِ al-kahlatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كُهُول kuhūl	الْكُهُول al-kuhūl	كَهْلَات kahlāt	الْكَهْلَات al-kahlāt
Nominative	كُهُولٌ kuhūlun	الْكُهُولُ al-kuhūlu	كَهْلَاتٌ kahlātun	الْكَهْلَاتُ al-kahlātu
Accusative	كُهُولًا kuhūlan	الْكُهُولَ al-kuhūla	كَهْلَاتٍ kahlātin	الْكَهْلَاتِ al-kahlāti
Genitive	كُهُولٍ kuhūlin	الْكُهُولِ al-kuhūli	كَهْلَاتٍ kahlātin	الْكَهْلَاتِ al-kahlāti

Declension of adjective كَهْل (kahl)

Noun

كَهْل • (kahl) m (plural كُهُول (kuhūl), feminine كَهْلَة (kahla))

1. (countable) an elder

   Synonym: شَيْخ (šayḵ)

2. (countable) a middle-ager
3. (countable, obsolete) an adult (especially a young adult)

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَهْل kahl	الْكَهْل al-kahl	كَهْل kahl
Nominative	كَهْلٌ kahlun	الْكَهْلُ al-kahlu	كَهْلُ kahlu
Accusative	كَهْلًا kahlan	الْكَهْلَ al-kahla	كَهْلَ kahla
Genitive	كَهْلٍ kahlin	الْكَهْلِ al-kahli	كَهْلِ kahli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَهْلَيْن kahlayn	الْكَهْلَيْن al-kahlayn	كَهْلَيْ kahlay
Nominative	كَهْلَانِ kahlāni	الْكَهْلَانِ al-kahlāni	كَهْلَا kahlā
Accusative	كَهْلَيْنِ kahlayni	الْكَهْلَيْنِ al-kahlayni	كَهْلَيْ kahlay
Genitive	كَهْلَيْنِ kahlayni	الْكَهْلَيْنِ al-kahlayni	كَهْلَيْ kahlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُهُول kuhūl	الْكُهُول al-kuhūl	كُهُول kuhūl
Nominative	كُهُولٌ kuhūlun	الْكُهُولُ al-kuhūlu	كُهُولُ kuhūlu
Accusative	كُهُولًا kuhūlan	الْكُهُولَ al-kuhūla	كُهُولَ kuhūla
Genitive	كُهُولٍ kuhūlin	الْكُهُولِ al-kuhūli	كُهُولِ kuhūli

Declension of noun كَهْل (kahl)

Descendants

• → Persian: کاهل (kâhel)
  • → Azerbaijani: kahal, kahıl, kahil
• → Middle Armenian: քահալ (kʻahal), գահալ (gahal)
  • Armenian: քահալ (kʻahal), գահալ (gahal)
• → Ottoman Turkish: كاهل (kâhil)