تحول

See also: پخول, تجول, and تخول

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح و ل (ḥ w l)
30 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ħaw.wa.la/

Verb

تَحَوَّلَ • (taḥawwala) V (non-past يَتَحَوَّلُ (yataḥawwalu), verbal noun تَحَوُّل (taḥawwul))

1. to shift, to change, to become different

   اَلطَّبَقَاتُ ٱلْخَارِجِيَّةُ لِلشَّمْسِ سَوْفَ تَتَوَسَّعُ وَيَتَحَوَّلُ لَوْنُهَا.

   aṭ-ṭabaqātu l-ḵārijiyyatu li-š-šamsi sawfa tatawassaʕu wayataḥawwalu lawnuhā.

   The sun's outer layers will expand and its colour will shift.

2. to become, to transform [with إِلَى (ʔilā)]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:صار

   إِنَّهَا أُسْطُورَةٌ عِنْدَ ٱلْأَمْرِيكِيِّينَ ٱلْأَصْلِيِّينَ يَتَحَوَّلُ فِيهَا ٱلْبَشَرُ إِلَى حَيَوَانَاتٍ.

   ʔinnahā ʔusṭūratun ʕinda l-ʔamrīkiyyīna l-ʔaṣliyyīna yataḥawwalu fīhā l-bašaru ʔilā ḥayawānātin.

   It's a Native American myth where the humans transform into animals.

3. to deviate, to digress, to go away

   تَحَوَّلَ عَنِ ٱلطَّرِيقِ.

   taḥawwala ʕani ṭ-ṭarīqi.

   to stray from the way

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَحَوَّلَ (V, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun تَحَوُّل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَحَوُّل taḥawwul
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَحَوِّل mutaḥawwil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَحَوَّل mutaḥawwal
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	تَحَوَّلْتُ taḥawwaltu	تَحَوَّلْتَ taḥawwalta	تَحَوَّلَ taḥawwala		تَحَوَّلْتُمَا taḥawwaltumā	تَحَوَّلَا taḥawwalā		تَحَوَّلْنَا taḥawwalnā	تَحَوَّلْتُمْ taḥawwaltum	تَحَوَّلُوا taḥawwalū
	f		تَحَوَّلْتِ taḥawwalti	تَحَوَّلَتْ taḥawwalat			تَحَوَّلَتَا taḥawwalatā			تَحَوَّلْتُنَّ taḥawwaltunna	تَحَوَّلْنَ taḥawwalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَحَوَّلُ ʔataḥawwalu	تَتَحَوَّلُ tataḥawwalu	يَتَحَوَّلُ yataḥawwalu		تَتَحَوَّلَانِ tataḥawwalāni	يَتَحَوَّلَانِ yataḥawwalāni		نَتَحَوَّلُ nataḥawwalu	تَتَحَوَّلُونَ tataḥawwalūna	يَتَحَوَّلُونَ yataḥawwalūna
	f		تَتَحَوَّلِينَ tataḥawwalīna	تَتَحَوَّلُ tataḥawwalu			تَتَحَوَّلَانِ tataḥawwalāni			تَتَحَوَّلْنَ tataḥawwalna	يَتَحَوَّلْنَ yataḥawwalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَحَوَّلَ ʔataḥawwala	تَتَحَوَّلَ tataḥawwala	يَتَحَوَّلَ yataḥawwala		تَتَحَوَّلَا tataḥawwalā	يَتَحَوَّلَا yataḥawwalā		نَتَحَوَّلَ nataḥawwala	تَتَحَوَّلُوا tataḥawwalū	يَتَحَوَّلُوا yataḥawwalū
	f		تَتَحَوَّلِي tataḥawwalī	تَتَحَوَّلَ tataḥawwala			تَتَحَوَّلَا tataḥawwalā			تَتَحَوَّلْنَ tataḥawwalna	يَتَحَوَّلْنَ yataḥawwalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَحَوَّلْ ʔataḥawwal	تَتَحَوَّلْ tataḥawwal	يَتَحَوَّلْ yataḥawwal		تَتَحَوَّلَا tataḥawwalā	يَتَحَوَّلَا yataḥawwalā		نَتَحَوَّلْ nataḥawwal	تَتَحَوَّلُوا tataḥawwalū	يَتَحَوَّلُوا yataḥawwalū
	f		تَتَحَوَّلِي tataḥawwalī	تَتَحَوَّلْ tataḥawwal			تَتَحَوَّلَا tataḥawwalā			تَتَحَوَّلْنَ tataḥawwalna	يَتَحَوَّلْنَ yataḥawwalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَحَوَّلْ taḥawwal			تَحَوَّلَا taḥawwalā				تَحَوَّلُوا taḥawwalū
	f		تَحَوَّلِي taḥawwalī							تَحَوَّلْنَ taḥawwalna
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	—	—	تُحُوِّلَ tuḥuwwila		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَحَوَّلُ yutaḥawwalu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَحَوَّلَ yutaḥawwala		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَحَوَّلْ yutaḥawwal		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Verb

تحول (form I)

1. تَحُولُ (taḥūlu) /ta.ħuː.lu/: inflection of حَالَ (ḥāla):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تَحُولَ (taḥūla) /ta.ħuː.la/: inflection of حَالَ (ḥāla):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive

Etymology 3

Verb

تحول (form II)

1. تُحَوِّلُ (tuḥawwilu) /tu.ħaw.wi.lu/: inflection of حَوَّلَ (ḥawwala):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُحَوَّلُ (tuḥawwalu) /tu.ħaw.wa.lu/: inflection of حَوَّلَ (ḥawwala):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
3. تُحَوِّلَ (tuḥawwila) /tu.ħaw.wi.la/: inflection of حَوَّلَ (ḥawwala):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
4. تُحَوَّلَ (tuḥawwala) /tu.ħaw.wa.la/: inflection of حَوَّلَ (ḥawwala):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
5. تُحَوِّلْ (tuḥawwil) /tu.ħaw.wil/: inflection of حَوَّلَ (ḥawwala):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
6. تُحَوَّلْ (tuḥawwal) /tu.ħaw.wal/: inflection of حَوَّلَ (ḥawwala):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 4

Verb

تحول (form IX)

1. تَحْوَلُّ (taḥwallu) /taħ.wal.lu/: inflection of اِحْوَلَّ (iḥwalla):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تَحْوَلَّ (taḥwalla) /taħ.wal.la/: inflection of اِحْوَلَّ (iḥwalla):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
3. تَحْوَلِّ (taḥwalli) /taħ.wal.li/: inflection of اِحْوَلَّ (iḥwalla):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَحَوُّل (taḥawwul).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ta.haw.ˈwul]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ɦäw.wʊ́l]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ɦäw.wʊ́l]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːäw.wʊ́l]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔːäw.wúl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.ɦæv.vól̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ɦäw.vúl]

Readings
Classical reading?	tahawwul
Dari reading?	tahawwul
Iranian reading?	tahavvol
Tajik reading?	tahavvul

Noun

تحول • (tahavvol) (plural تحولات (tahavvolât))

1. change, (new) development

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “تحول”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ل
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَحَوَّلَ (taḥawwala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tħaw.wal/, [ɪtˈħaw.wal]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

تحوّل • (tḥawwal) V (present بتحوّل (bitḥawwal))

1. (passive voice) to be transformed
2. (passive voice) to be transferred

Conjugation

Conjugation of تحوّل (tḥawwal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	تحوّلت (tḥawwalt)	تحوّلت (tḥawwalt)	تحوّل (tḥawwal)		تحوّلنا (tḥawwalna)	تحوّلتو (tḥawwaltu)	تحوّلو (tḥawwalu)
	f		تحوّلتي (tḥawwalti)	تحوّلت (tḥawwalat)
present	m	بتحوّل (batḥawwal)	بتتحوّل (btitḥawwal)	بتحوّل (bitḥawwal)		منتحوّل (mnitḥawwal)	بتتحوّلو (btitḥawwalu)	بتحوّلو (bitḥawwalu)
	f		بتتحوّلي (btitḥawwali)	بتتحوّل (btitḥawwal)
subjunctive	m	اتحوّل (atḥawwal)	تتحوّل (titḥawwal)	يتحوّل (yitḥawwal)		نتحوّل (nitḥawwal)	تتحوّلو (titḥawwalu)	يتحوّلو (yitḥawwalu)
	f		تتحوّلي (titḥawwali)	تتحوّل (titḥawwal)
imperative	m		تحوّل (tḥawwal)				تحوّلو (tḥawwalu)
	f		تحوّلي (tḥawwali)