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English

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Noun

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ul (plural uls)

  1. (computing) Alternative form of UL (upload)

Verb

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ul (third-person singular simple present uls, present participle uling, simple past and past participle uled)

  1. (computing) Alternative form of UL (upload)

Anagrams

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Akkadian

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Etymology

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Probably from 𒅇 (u) + 𒆷𒀀 (), thus corresponding to Biblical Hebrew וְלֹא (wə-loʔ). Compare also Biblical Hebrew אַל (ʔal).

Pronunciation

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Particle

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ul

  1. (negation) not (in main clauses)
    𒀀𒅗𒀠 𒀀𒇷𒅎 𒌑𒌌 𒉌𒄷𒊻
    [akal ālim ul nīḫuz]
    a-ka-al a-li-im u₂-ul ni-ḫu-uz
    We did not take the food of the town.

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

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  • “ul”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *wala, from *wol-o-, o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *wel- (press together) (compare Lithuanian valýti (to clean), Ancient Greek εἰλέω (eiléō, press together)). Variant unj is from *ulnj, from Proto-Albanian *walnja, a causative of the previous.

Verb

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ul (aorist ula, participle ulur)

  1. to sit down, put (someone/something) on a seat (or on the ground)
    Ulem.
    I'm sitting down (I'm taking a seat).
    (mediopassive)
  2. to lower, put down
    Ilir, uli krahët.
    Ilir, put your arms down.
  3. to bend, tilt down
  4. to seat; land an airplane
  5. to decrease, reduce, diminish
  6. to close
    uli sytë
    close your eyes
  7. to pull down (a skirt or shirt, clothes in general)
  8. (figurative) to demote; degrade, debase

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • [2] verb "ul" (engl.: lower, put down) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)

Angguruk Yali

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Noun

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ul

  1. ash

References

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Breton

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Article

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ul

  1. a/an

See also

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Kabyle

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Noun

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ul m (construct wul, plural ulawen, construct plural wulawen)

  1. heart

Livonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *hullu. Cognates include Finnish hullu.

Adjective

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ul

  1. crazy
  2. wild

Declension

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Probably related to hyl.

Noun

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ul m (definite singular ulen, indefinite plural ular, definite plural ulane)

  1. a howl

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ul

  1. imperative of ula

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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ul (neuter ult, definite singular and plural ule, comparative ulare, indefinite superlative ulast, definite superlative ulaste)

  1. half-rotten
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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ulьjь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈul/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ul
  • Syllabification: ul

Noun

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ul m inan

  1. hive, beehive
  2. (slang) prison

Declension

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References

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  • Fortescue, M., Vajda, E. (2022) Mid-Holocene Language Connections between Asia and North America (Brill's Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas; 17)‎[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 257:ul

Further reading

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  • ul in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ul in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Somali

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar ilo and Oromo ulee.

Noun

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ul ?

  1. stick

Tuareg

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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ul m (plural ulawen)

  1. (Tamahaq) heart

West Flemish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ul m (plural uls, diminutive ulletje)

  1. lid (top or cover of a container)