heykel

See also: heykəl

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian هیکل‎ (haykal, heykal, “temple”) / Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal, “temple”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (ekallu, “temple; palace”), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL, “temple; palace”, literally “great house”).

Noun

heykel (plural heykels)

  1. The chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.
    • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:heykel.

Kurdish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian هیکل‎ (haykal, heykal), Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal), from Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (ekallu), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL).

Noun

heykel m

  1. statue (three-dimensional work of art)

References

  • Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 429


This Kurdish entry was created from the translations listed at statue. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see heykel in the Kurdish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) December 2008

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish هیكل‎ (heykel), from Persian هیکل‎ (haykal, heykal), from Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal), from Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (ekallu), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): hejcel

Noun

heykel (definite accusative heykeli, plural heykeller)

  1. statue

Declension

Inflection
Nominative heykel
Definite accusative heykeli
Singular Plural
Nominative heykel heykeller
Definite accusative heykeli heykelleri
Dative heykele heykellere
Locative heykelde heykellerde
Ablative heykelden heykellerden
Genitive heykelin heykellerin
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular heykelim heykellerim
2nd singular heykelin heykellerin
3rd singular heykeli heykelleri
1st plural heykelimiz heykellerimiz
2nd plural heykeliniz heykelleriniz
3rd plural heykelleri heykelleri

Zazaki

Etymology

From Persian هیکل‎ (haykal, heykal), Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal), from Proto-West Semitic, from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (ekallu), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL).

Noun

heykel ? (plural heykel)

  1. (rare) temple
  2. statue
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