زول

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ز و ل (z w l). Cognate with Hebrew זולת (zolát).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zawl/

Noun

زَوْل • (zawl) m (plural أَزْوَال (ʔazwāl))

1. person
2. body, figure
3. nightly apparition, specter, ghost, phantom, spirit

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “زول”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Sudanese Arabic

Root
ز و ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic زَوْل (zawl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoːl/

Noun

زول • (zōl) m

1. man (human being)
2. man (adult male), guy
3. male friend

   زولك دا هسا حالته كيف؟. ― zōlak dā hassā ḥāltu kēf? ― Your friend, how is he now?

Derived terms

• زولة (woman)

Descendants

• Juba Arabic: zol

References

• “زول” in The Living Arabic Project.
• Hillelson, Sigmar (1925) Sudan Arabic: English–Arabic Vocabulary‎^[1], London, United Kingdom: Sudan Government, page 179