عاهل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ه ل (ʿ-h-l), meaning "to let livestock pasture themselves", "to have independence", "to have the power of personal discretion or determination".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.hil/

Noun

عَاهِل (ʿāhil) m (plural عَوَاهِل (ʿawāhil))

  1. reigner, monarch, sovereign, emperor
  2. paramount chief, a leader over several tribes
  3. a woman without a husband

Declension

References

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