Arabic root

ح-و-ل

6 words from this root family

A1phrase

كَيْفَ حَالُكَ

kayfa ḥāluka

how are you (to a male)

Example

كَيْفَ حَالُكَ الْيَوْمَ؟

kayfa ḥāluka al-yawma?

How are you today?

Root: ح-و-ل Greetings Basics

Grammar

To a female: 'kayfa ḥāluki' (كَيْفَ حَالُكِ). Common response: 'bi-khayrin' (بِخَيْرٍ) meaning 'fine/well'.

A1verb

حَاوَلَ

ḥāwala

to try / to attempt

Example

حاولتُ أن أفهمَ المشكلةَ

ḥāwaltu an afhama al-mushkilata

I tried to understand the problem

Root: ح-و-ل Verbs Actions Advanced Verbs

Grammar

Form III verb (فَاعَلَ). Past: ḥāwala, Present: yuḥāwilu. Followed by an + subjunctive.

A1adjective

مُستَحيل

mustaḥīl

impossible

Example

هٰذا مُستَحيل!

hādhā mustaḥīl!

This is impossible!

Root: ح-و-ل Adjectives Basics

Grammar

Feminine form: mustaḥīla (مُستَحيلة). Opposite of mumkin (مُمكِن). Form X active participle.

B1verb

تَحَوَّلَ

taḥawwala

to transform / to change into (Form V)

Example

تَحَوَّلَتِ القَريَةُ إلى مَدينَة.

taḥawwalati l-qaryatu ilā madīna.

The village transformed into a city.

Root: ح-و-ل Advanced Verbs

B2phrase

عَلَى أَيِّ حَال

ʿalā ayyi ḥāl

in any case / anyway

Example

عَلى أَيِّ حالٍ، شُكرًا عَلى مُساعَدَتِك.

ʿalā ayyi ḥālin, shukran ʿalā musāʿadatik.

In any case, thank you for your help.

Root: ح-و-ل Advanced Expressions

B2phrase

لَا مَحَالَة

lā maḥāla

inevitably / without doubt

Example

سَيَحدُثُ التَّغييرُ لا مَحالَة.

sayaḥdutu t-taghyīru lā maḥāla.

Change will inevitably happen.

Root: ح-و-ل Advanced Expressions