حوالي

See also: حوالى

Arabic

Root
ح و ل (ḥ-w-l)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.waː.laj/

Preposition

حَوَالَيْ • (ḥawālay)

1. around
2. approximately, around (hear, determining approximate quantity)

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					حَوَالَيْ (ḥawālay)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	حَوَالَيَّ (ḥawālayya)			حَوَالَيْنَا (ḥawālaynā)
Second person	حَوَالَيْكَ (ḥawālayka)	حَوَالَيْكِ (ḥawālayki)	حَوَالَيْكُمَا (ḥawālaykumā)	حَوَالَيْكُمْ (ḥawālaykum)	حَوَالَيْكُنَّ (ḥawālaykunna)
Third person	حَوَالَيْهِ (ḥawālayhi)	حَوَالَيْهَا (ḥawālayhā)	حَوَالَيْهِمَا (ḥawālayhimā)	حَوَالَيْهِمْ (ḥawālayhim)	حَوَالَيْهِنَّ (ḥawālayhinna)

Egyptian Arabic

Preposition

حوالي • (ḥawālī)

1. approximately, around (“Near, determining approximately quantity”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ل
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَوَالَيْ (ḥawālay).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.waː.li/, [ħaˈwæː.li]

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Preposition

حوالي • (ḥawāli)

1. around, round

   Synonym: داير (dāyer)

2. approximately, around

   Synonym: تقريبا (taʔrīban)