haile

See also: Haile

Estonian

Noun

haile

1. allative singular of hai

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

haile

1. Alternative form of hayle (“hail”)

Etymology 2

Verb

haile

1. Alternative form of haylen (“to hail”)

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هائله (hâʼile), a pseudo-Arabism from Arabic هَائِلة (hāʔila), inflected form of Arabic هَائِل (hāʔil), from هَالَ (hāla, “to frighten”).

Noun

haile (definite accusative haileyi, plural haileler) (archaic)

1. tragedy, drama

   Synonyms: trajedi, tragedya, facia

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “haile”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN