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ءهل

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of 'family,' 'people,' or 'inhabitants' associated with a place or group. It extends to notions of belonging, suitability, and marital status, as well as the idea of being accustomed to or familiar with something.

Derived headwords

أهلnoun
  1. 1.
    a man's familyboth

    a man's family

  2. 2.
    the inhabitants of the houseboth

    the inhabitants of the house

  3. 3.
    worthy of such and suchboth

    worthy of such and such

  4. 4.
    the man marriedboth

    the man married

  5. 5.
    raised his voice with the talbiyah (pilgrim's chant)both

    raised his voice with the talbiyah (pilgrim's chant)

  6. 6.
    pronounced the name of Allah over the slaughtered animalboth

    pronounced the name of Allah over the slaughtered animal

  7. 7.
    it was called upon by other than the name of Allah Almightyboth

    it was called upon by other than the name of Allah Almighty

  8. 8.
    the crescent moon appearedboth

    the crescent moon appeared

أهلةnoun
  1. 1.
    God made him worthy of goodboth

    God made him worthy of good

أهلاتnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of ahlboth

    plural of ahl

أهالnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of ahl (irregular)both

    plural of ahl (irregular)

  2. 2.
    a variant form of itboth

    a variant form of it

آهالnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of ahl (irregular)both

    plural of ahl (irregular)

  2. 2.
    a variant form of itboth

    a variant form of it

آهلadjective
  1. 1.
    a man's familyboth

    a man's family

  2. 2.
    the inhabitants of the houseboth

    the inhabitants of the house

  3. 3.
    worthy of such and suchboth

    worthy of such and such

  4. 4.
    the man marriedboth

    the man married

  5. 5.
    raised his voice with the talbiyah (pilgrim's chant)both

    raised his voice with the talbiyah (pilgrim's chant)

  6. 6.
    pronounced the name of Allah over the slaughtered animalboth

    pronounced the name of Allah over the slaughtered animal

  7. 7.
    it was called upon by other than the name of Allah Almightyboth

    it was called upon by other than the name of Allah Almighty

  8. 8.
    the crescent moon appearedboth

    the crescent moon appeared

إهالةnoun
  1. 1.
    fat, greaseboth

    fat, grease

مستأهلnoun
  1. 1.
    one who takes or eats fatboth

    one who takes or eats fat

أهلّverb
  1. 1.
    a man's familyboth

    a man's family

  2. 2.
    the inhabitants of the houseboth

    the inhabitants of the house

  3. 3.
    worthy of such and suchboth

    worthy of such and such

  4. 4.
    the man marriedboth

    the man married

  5. 5.
    raised his voice with the talbiyah (pilgrim's chant)both

    raised his voice with the talbiyah (pilgrim's chant)

  6. 6.
    pronounced the name of Allah over the slaughtered animalboth

    pronounced the name of Allah over the slaughtered animal

  7. 7.
    it was called upon by other than the name of Allah Almightyboth

    it was called upon by other than the name of Allah Almighty

  8. 8.
    the crescent moon appearedboth

    the crescent moon appeared

تأهلverb
  1. 1.
    he married (same as أَهَلَ)both

    he married (same as أَهَلَ)

آهلّverb
  1. 1.
    a man's familyboth

    a man's family

  2. 2.
    the inhabitants of the houseboth

    the inhabitants of the house

  3. 3.
    worthy of such and suchboth

    worthy of such and such

  4. 4.
    the man marriedboth

    the man married

  5. 5.
    raised his voice with the talbiyah (pilgrim's chant)both

    raised his voice with the talbiyah (pilgrim's chant)

  6. 6.
    pronounced the name of Allah over the slaughtered animalboth

    pronounced the name of Allah over the slaughtered animal

  7. 7.
    it was called upon by other than the name of Allah Almightyboth

    it was called upon by other than the name of Allah Almighty

  8. 8.
    the crescent moon appearedboth

    the crescent moon appeared

إيهالnoun
  1. 1.
    entry and marriageclassical

    The act of entering Paradise and being married therein, a blessing invoked.

تأهيلnoun
  1. 1.
    preparation for goodclassical

    The act of being prepared or made suitable for goodness or prosperity.

Parallel reading

وأهل الرجال، وأهل الدار، وكذلك الأهلة.
And the people of men, and the people of the house, and likewise the crescent moons.
وأهلة ود قد تبريت ودهم وأبليتهم في الحمد جهدي ونائلي
And crescent moons of affection, whose affection I have sought and for whom I have exerted my utmost effort in praise and bounty.
أي رب من هو أهل للود قد تعرضت له وبذلت له في ذلك طاقتي من نائلي.
O Lord, whoever is worthy of affection, I have approached him and exerted my full capacity in bounty towards him.
والجمع أهلات، وأهلات، وأهال، زادوا فيه الياء على غير قياس، كما جمعوا ليلا على ليال.
And the plural is 'ahlāt', 'ahlāt', and 'ahāl', they added the 'ya' to it irregularly, just as they pluralized 'layl' to 'layāl'.
وأنشد الأخفش: وبلدة ما الإنس من آهالها
And Al-Akhfash recited: And a land whose inhabitants are not human.
ومنزل آهل، أي به أهله.
And an inhabited dwelling, meaning it has its people.
والمستأهل: الذي يأخذ الإهالة، أو يأكلها.
And 'al-musta'hil': is he who takes the fat, or eats it.
وتقول: فلان أهل لكذا، ولا تقل: مستأهل، والعامة تقوله.
And you say: 'So-and-so is worthy of such-and-such', and do not say: 'musta'hil', although the common people say it.
وقد أهل فلان يأهل ويأهل أهولا، أي تزوج، وكذلك تأهل.
And so-and-so got married, he marries and marries, meaning he got married, and likewise 'ta'ahala'.
أهلت بالرجل، إذا آنست به.
I became accustomed to the man, if I felt familiar with him.
ومرحبا وأهلا، أي أتيت سعة وأتيت أهلا، فاستأنس ولا تستوحش.
And 'marhaban wa ahlan', meaning you have come to abundance and you have come to family, so feel at home and do not be afraid.
آهلك الله في الجنة إيهالا، أي أدخلكها وزوجك فيها.
May Allah admit you into Paradise with 'īhālan', meaning He enters you into it and marries you therein.
وأهلك الله للخير تأهيلا.
And may Allah prepare you for good with 'ta'hīlan'.