حول
Root: حال
4 entries for this word
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Entry 1
حول ḥaul pl. احوال aḥwāl year; might, power │لا حول ولا قوة الا بالله lā ḥaula wa-lā quwata illā bi-llāh there is no power and no strength save in God; لا حول له ولا حيلة (wa-lā ḥīlata) he is completely powerless, he can do nothing, he is at the end of his resources
Entry 2
حول ḥiwal change of place, change │لا يبتغون عنه حولا (yabtagūna) they don’t want it otherwise, they ask for it
Entry 3
حول ḥaula (prep.) around, about; circa, about, some, approximately, roughly (with following number); about (esp. in news headings, approx. = re, concerning) │ من حوله (ḥaulihī) (= حوله) around him (or it), about him (or it); من حوليهما (ḥaulaihimā) around the two of them, about them; from their vicinity, from their surroundings (dual)
Entry 4
حول ḥawal squinting, strabismus
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