ميل

See also: میل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From م ي ل (m-y-l), meaning to incline, to bend, to lean.

Verb

مَيِلَ • (mayila) I (non-past يَمْيَلُ (yamyalu), verbal noun مَيَل (mayal))

1. to be bent, to be tilted, to be slanted

Conjugation

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَيَل mayal
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						أَمْيَل ʔamyal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَيِلْتُ mayiltu	مَيِلْتَ mayilta	مَيِلَ mayila		مَيِلْتُمَا mayiltumā	مَيِلَا mayilā		مَيِلْنَا mayilnā	مَيِلْتُمْ mayiltum	مَيِلُوا mayilū
	f		مَيِلْتِ mayilti	مَيِلَتْ mayilat			مَيِلَتَا mayilatā			مَيِلْتُنَّ mayiltunna	مَيِلْنَ mayilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمْيَلُ ʔamyalu	تَمْيَلُ tamyalu	يَمْيَلُ yamyalu		تَمْيَلَانِ tamyalāni	يَمْيَلَانِ yamyalāni		نَمْيَلُ namyalu	تَمْيَلُونَ tamyalūna	يَمْيَلُونَ yamyalūna
	f		تَمْيَلِينَ tamyalīna	تَمْيَلُ tamyalu			تَمْيَلَانِ tamyalāni			تَمْيَلْنَ tamyalna	يَمْيَلْنَ yamyalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمْيَلَ ʔamyala	تَمْيَلَ tamyala	يَمْيَلَ yamyala		تَمْيَلَا tamyalā	يَمْيَلَا yamyalā		نَمْيَلَ namyala	تَمْيَلُوا tamyalū	يَمْيَلُوا yamyalū
	f		تَمْيَلِي tamyalī	تَمْيَلَ tamyala			تَمْيَلَا tamyalā			تَمْيَلْنَ tamyalna	يَمْيَلْنَ yamyalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمْيَلْ ʔamyal	تَمْيَلْ tamyal	يَمْيَلْ yamyal		تَمْيَلَا tamyalā	يَمْيَلَا yamyalā		نَمْيَلْ namyal	تَمْيَلُوا tamyalū	يَمْيَلُوا yamyalū
	f		تَمْيَلِي tamyalī	تَمْيَلْ tamyal			تَمْيَلَا tamyalā			تَمْيَلْنَ tamyalna	يَمْيَلْنَ yamyalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِمْيَلْ imyal			اِمْيَلَا imyalā				اِمْيَلُوا imyalū
	f		اِمْيَلِي imyalī							اِمْيَلْنَ imyalna

    Conjugation of مَيِلَ (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive (?), verbal noun مَيَل)

Verb

مَيَّلَ • (mayyala) II (non-past يُمَيِّلُ (yumayyilu), verbal noun تَمْيِيل (tamyīl))

1. (transitive) to bend, to tilt
2. to make (someone) inclined or sympathetic [with accusative ‘someone’, along with نَحْوَ (naḥwa) or إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘towards someone/something’]
3. to make (someone) disinclined, to alienate [with accusative ‘someone’ and عَنْ (ʕan) ‘towards/from someone/something’]

Conjugation

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَمْيِيل tamyīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُمَيِّل mumayyil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُمَيَّل mumayyal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَيَّلْتُ mayyaltu	مَيَّلْتَ mayyalta	مَيَّلَ mayyala		مَيَّلْتُمَا mayyaltumā	مَيَّلَا mayyalā		مَيَّلْنَا mayyalnā	مَيَّلْتُمْ mayyaltum	مَيَّلُوا mayyalū
	f		مَيَّلْتِ mayyalti	مَيَّلَتْ mayyalat			مَيَّلَتَا mayyalatā			مَيَّلْتُنَّ mayyaltunna	مَيَّلْنَ mayyalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَيِّلُ ʔumayyilu	تُمَيِّلُ tumayyilu	يُمَيِّلُ yumayyilu		تُمَيِّلَانِ tumayyilāni	يُمَيِّلَانِ yumayyilāni		نُمَيِّلُ numayyilu	تُمَيِّلُونَ tumayyilūna	يُمَيِّلُونَ yumayyilūna
	f		تُمَيِّلِينَ tumayyilīna	تُمَيِّلُ tumayyilu			تُمَيِّلَانِ tumayyilāni			تُمَيِّلْنَ tumayyilna	يُمَيِّلْنَ yumayyilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَيِّلَ ʔumayyila	تُمَيِّلَ tumayyila	يُمَيِّلَ yumayyila		تُمَيِّلَا tumayyilā	يُمَيِّلَا yumayyilā		نُمَيِّلَ numayyila	تُمَيِّلُوا tumayyilū	يُمَيِّلُوا yumayyilū
	f		تُمَيِّلِي tumayyilī	تُمَيِّلَ tumayyila			تُمَيِّلَا tumayyilā			تُمَيِّلْنَ tumayyilna	يُمَيِّلْنَ yumayyilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَيِّلْ ʔumayyil	تُمَيِّلْ tumayyil	يُمَيِّلْ yumayyil		تُمَيِّلَا tumayyilā	يُمَيِّلَا yumayyilā		نُمَيِّلْ numayyil	تُمَيِّلُوا tumayyilū	يُمَيِّلُوا yumayyilū
	f		تُمَيِّلِي tumayyilī	تُمَيِّلْ tumayyil			تُمَيِّلَا tumayyilā			تُمَيِّلْنَ tumayyilna	يُمَيِّلْنَ yumayyilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مَيِّلْ mayyil			مَيِّلَا mayyilā				مَيِّلُوا mayyilū
	f		مَيِّلِي mayyilī							مَيِّلْنَ mayyilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُيِّلْتُ muyyiltu	مُيِّلْتَ muyyilta	مُيِّلَ muyyila		مُيِّلْتُمَا muyyiltumā	مُيِّلَا muyyilā		مُيِّلْنَا muyyilnā	مُيِّلْتُمْ muyyiltum	مُيِّلُوا muyyilū
	f		مُيِّلْتِ muyyilti	مُيِّلَتْ muyyilat			مُيِّلَتَا muyyilatā			مُيِّلْتُنَّ muyyiltunna	مُيِّلْنَ muyyilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَيَّلُ ʔumayyalu	تُمَيَّلُ tumayyalu	يُمَيَّلُ yumayyalu		تُمَيَّلَانِ tumayyalāni	يُمَيَّلَانِ yumayyalāni		نُمَيَّلُ numayyalu	تُمَيَّلُونَ tumayyalūna	يُمَيَّلُونَ yumayyalūna
	f		تُمَيَّلِينَ tumayyalīna	تُمَيَّلُ tumayyalu			تُمَيَّلَانِ tumayyalāni			تُمَيَّلْنَ tumayyalna	يُمَيَّلْنَ yumayyalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَيَّلَ ʔumayyala	تُمَيَّلَ tumayyala	يُمَيَّلَ yumayyala		تُمَيَّلَا tumayyalā	يُمَيَّلَا yumayyalā		نُمَيَّلَ numayyala	تُمَيَّلُوا tumayyalū	يُمَيَّلُوا yumayyalū
	f		تُمَيَّلِي tumayyalī	تُمَيَّلَ tumayyala			تُمَيَّلَا tumayyalā			تُمَيَّلْنَ tumayyalna	يُمَيَّلْنَ yumayyalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَيَّلْ ʔumayyal	تُمَيَّلْ tumayyal	يُمَيَّلْ yumayyal		تُمَيَّلَا tumayyalā	يُمَيَّلَا yumayyalā		نُمَيَّلْ numayyal	تُمَيَّلُوا tumayyalū	يُمَيَّلُوا yumayyalū
	f		تُمَيَّلِي tumayyalī	تُمَيَّلْ tumayyal			تُمَيَّلَا tumayyalā			تُمَيَّلْنَ tumayyalna	يُمَيَّلْنَ yumayyalna

    Conjugation of مَيَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَمْيِيل)

Noun

مَيْل • (mayl) m (plural مُيُول (muyūl))

1. verbal noun of مَالَ (māla, “to lean”) (form I)
2. inclination, tendency
3. goodwill, sympathy
4. taste, disposition, a mind for

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْل mayl	الْمَيْل al-mayl	مَيْل mayl
Nominative	مَيْلٌ maylun	الْمَيْلُ al-maylu	مَيْلُ maylu
Accusative	مَيْلًا maylan	الْمَيْلَ al-mayla	مَيْلَ mayla
Genitive	مَيْلٍ maylin	الْمَيْلِ al-mayli	مَيْلِ mayli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْلَيْن maylayn	الْمَيْلَيْن al-maylayn	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Nominative	مَيْلَانِ maylāni	الْمَيْلَانِ al-maylāni	مَيْلَا maylā
Accusative	مَيْلَيْنِ maylayni	الْمَيْلَيْنِ al-maylayni	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Genitive	مَيْلَيْنِ maylayni	الْمَيْلَيْنِ al-maylayni	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْيَال ʔamyāl	الْأَمْيَال al-ʔamyāl	أَمْيَال ʔamyāl
Nominative	أَمْيَالٌ ʔamyālun	الْأَمْيَالُ al-ʔamyālu	أَمْيَالُ ʔamyālu
Accusative	أَمْيَالًا ʔamyālan	الْأَمْيَالَ al-ʔamyāla	أَمْيَالَ ʔamyāla
Genitive	أَمْيَالٍ ʔamyālin	الْأَمْيَالِ al-ʔamyāli	أَمْيَالِ ʔamyāli

Declension of noun مَيْل (mayl)

Descendants

• Maltese: mejl
• → Azerbaijani: meyil
• → Ottoman Turkish: میل (meyl, meyil)

  > Turkish: meyil (inherited)

• → Persian: میل (meyl)
• → Turkmen: meýil
• → Uyghur: مەيىل (meyil)
• → Uzbek: mayl

Noun

مَيَل • (mayal) m

1. verbal noun of مَيِلَ (mayila) (form I)

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيَل mayal	الْمَيَل al-mayal	مَيَل mayal
Nominative	مَيَلٌ mayalun	الْمَيَلُ al-mayalu	مَيَلُ mayalu
Accusative	مَيَلًا mayalan	الْمَيَلَ al-mayala	مَيَلَ mayala
Genitive	مَيَلٍ mayalin	الْمَيَلِ al-mayali	مَيَلِ mayali

Declension of noun مَيَل (mayal)

Etymology 2

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) m (plural أَمْيَال (ʔamyāl) or مُيُول (muyūl))

1. reach of the eye, as far as one can see
2. mile
3. milestone, column, obelisk, boundary stone
4. hand of a sundial

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِيل mīl	الْمِيل al-mīl	مِيل mīl
Nominative	مِيلٌ mīlun	الْمِيلُ al-mīlu	مِيلُ mīlu
Accusative	مِيلًا mīlan	الْمِيلَ al-mīla	مِيلَ mīla
Genitive	مِيلٍ mīlin	الْمِيلِ al-mīli	مِيلِ mīli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِيلَيْن mīlayn	الْمِيلَيْن al-mīlayn	مِيلَيْ mīlay
Nominative	مِيلَانِ mīlāni	الْمِيلَانِ al-mīlāni	مِيلَا mīlā
Accusative	مِيلَيْنِ mīlayni	الْمِيلَيْنِ al-mīlayni	مِيلَيْ mīlay
Genitive	مِيلَيْنِ mīlayni	الْمِيلَيْنِ al-mīlayni	مِيلَيْ mīlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْيَال‎; مُيُول ʔamyāl‎; muyūl	الْأَمْيَال‎; الْمُيُول al-ʔamyāl‎; al-muyūl	أَمْيَال‎; مُيُول ʔamyāl‎; muyūl
Nominative	أَمْيَالٌ‎; مُيُولٌ ʔamyālun‎; muyūlun	الْأَمْيَالُ‎; الْمُيُولُ al-ʔamyālu‎; al-muyūlu	أَمْيَالُ‎; مُيُولُ ʔamyālu‎; muyūlu
Accusative	أَمْيَالًا‎; مُيُولًا ʔamyālan‎; muyūlan	الْأَمْيَالَ‎; الْمُيُولَ al-ʔamyāla‎; al-muyūla	أَمْيَالَ‎; مُيُولَ ʔamyāla‎; muyūla
Genitive	أَمْيَالٍ‎; مُيُولٍ ʔamyālin‎; muyūlin	الْأَمْيَالِ‎; الْمُيُولِ al-ʔamyāli‎; al-muyūli	أَمْيَالِ‎; مُيُولِ ʔamyāli‎; muyūli

Declension of noun مِيل (mīl)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: میل (mil)
  • Turkish: mil

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek μήλη (mḗlē, “probe”).

Noun

مَيْل • (mayl) m (plural مُيُول (muyūl)) (obsolete)

1. a kind of metal probe in form of a needle for applying collyrium or other treatments

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْل mayl	الْمَيْل al-mayl	مَيْل mayl
Nominative	مَيْلٌ maylun	الْمَيْلُ al-maylu	مَيْلُ maylu
Accusative	مَيْلًا maylan	الْمَيْلَ al-mayla	مَيْلَ mayla
Genitive	مَيْلٍ maylin	الْمَيْلِ al-mayli	مَيْلِ mayli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْلَيْن maylayn	الْمَيْلَيْن al-maylayn	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Nominative	مَيْلَانِ maylāni	الْمَيْلَانِ al-maylāni	مَيْلَا maylā
Accusative	مَيْلَيْنِ maylayni	الْمَيْلَيْنِ al-maylayni	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Genitive	مَيْلَيْنِ maylayni	الْمَيْلَيْنِ al-maylayni	مَيْلَيْ maylay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُيُول muyūl	الْمُيُول al-muyūl	مُيُول muyūl
Nominative	مُيُولٌ muyūlun	الْمُيُولُ al-muyūlu	مُيُولُ muyūlu
Accusative	مُيُولًا muyūlan	الْمُيُولَ al-muyūla	مُيُولَ muyūla
Genitive	مُيُولٍ muyūlin	الْمُيُولِ al-muyūli	مُيُولِ muyūli

Declension of noun مَيْل (mayl)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: میل (mil)
  • Turkish: mil

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 261
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “ميل”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎ (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, pages 1174–1175
• Meyer, Gustav (1893) “Türkische Studien. I. Die griechischen und romanischen Bestandtheile im Wortschatze des Osmanisch-Türkischen”, in Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German), volume 128, Wien: In Commission bei F. Tempsky, page 48

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

مِيل • (mīl) m pl or f pl

1. plural of أَمْيَل (ʔamyal, “leaning to one side”)

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

مِيلَ • (mīla) (form I) /miː.la/

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of مَالَ (māla)