حول

See also: خول

Arabic

Root
ح و ل (ḥ-w-l)

Etymology 1

Compare Ugaritic 𐎈𐎍 (ḥl), Hebrew חַיִל (kháyil, “strength, might”).

Noun

حَوْل • (ḥawl) m (plural أَحْوَال (ʔaḥwāl))

1. verbal noun of حَالَ (ḥāla) (form I)
2. power, might
3. strength

   لَا حَوْل وَلَا قُوَّة إِلَّا بِٱللّٰه. ― lā ḥawl wa-lā quwwa ʾillā bi-llāh. ― There is no strength or power except in God.

4. change, exchange

Declension

Declension of noun حَوْل (ḥawl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَوْل ḥawl	الْحَوْل al-ḥawl	حَوْل ḥawl
Nominative	حَوْلٌ ḥawlun	الْحَوْلُ al-ḥawlu	حَوْلُ ḥawlu
Accusative	حَوْلًا ḥawlan	الْحَوْلَ al-ḥawla	حَوْلَ ḥawla
Genitive	حَوْلٍ ḥawlin	الْحَوْلِ al-ḥawli	حَوْلِ ḥawli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَوْلَيْن ḥawlayn	الْحَوْلَيْن al-ḥawlayn	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
Nominative	حَوْلَانِ ḥawlāni	الْحَوْلَانِ al-ḥawlāni	حَوْلَا ḥawlā
Accusative	حَوْلَيْنِ ḥawlayni	الْحَوْلَيْنِ al-ḥawlayni	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
Genitive	حَوْلَيْنِ ḥawlayni	الْحَوْلَيْنِ al-ḥawlayni	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَحْوَال ʔaḥwāl	الْأَحْوَال al-ʔaḥwāl	أَحْوَال ʔaḥwāl
Nominative	أَحْوَالٌ ʔaḥwālun	الْأَحْوَالُ al-ʔaḥwālu	أَحْوَالُ ʔaḥwālu
Accusative	أَحْوَالًا ʔaḥwālan	الْأَحْوَالَ al-ʔaḥwāla	أَحْوَالَ ʔaḥwāla
Genitive	أَحْوَالٍ ʔaḥwālin	الْأَحْوَالِ al-ʔaḥwāli	أَحْوَالِ ʔaḥwāli

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Noun

حَوْل • (ḥawl) m (plural أَحْوَال (ʔaḥwāl))

1. year
2. partition

Declension

Declension of noun حَوْل (ḥawl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَوْل ḥawl	الْحَوْل al-ḥawl	حَوْل ḥawl
Nominative	حَوْلٌ ḥawlun	الْحَوْلُ al-ḥawlu	حَوْلُ ḥawlu
Accusative	حَوْلًا ḥawlan	الْحَوْلَ al-ḥawla	حَوْلَ ḥawla
Genitive	حَوْلٍ ḥawlin	الْحَوْلِ al-ḥawli	حَوْلِ ḥawli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَوْلَيْن ḥawlayn	الْحَوْلَيْن al-ḥawlayn	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
Nominative	حَوْلَانِ ḥawlāni	الْحَوْلَانِ al-ḥawlāni	حَوْلَا ḥawlā
Accusative	حَوْلَيْنِ ḥawlayni	الْحَوْلَيْنِ al-ḥawlayni	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
Genitive	حَوْلَيْنِ ḥawlayni	الْحَوْلَيْنِ al-ḥawlayni	حَوْلَيْ ḥawlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَحْوَال ʔaḥwāl	الْأَحْوَال al-ʔaḥwāl	أَحْوَال ʔaḥwāl
Nominative	أَحْوَالٌ ʔaḥwālun	الْأَحْوَالُ al-ʔaḥwālu	أَحْوَالُ ʔaḥwālu
Accusative	أَحْوَالًا ʔaḥwālan	الْأَحْوَالَ al-ʔaḥwāla	أَحْوَالَ ʔaḥwāla
Genitive	أَحْوَالٍ ʔaḥwālin	الْأَحْوَالِ al-ʔaḥwāli	أَحْوَالِ ʔaḥwāli

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

حَوَّلَ • (ḥawwala) II, non-past يُحَوِّلُ‎ (yuḥawwilu)

1. to change, to transform, to convert, to turn (into), to make
2. to transplant
3. to transfer, to forward
4. to convert,
5. to switch, to commutate
6. to shunt
7. to remit, to send, to transmit
8. to pass on, to hand on, to forward
9. to endorse
10. to direct
11. to divert, to distract, to deflect
12. to avert, to turn away
13. to turn off, to switch off, to disconnect
14. to turn the helm, to change course

Conjugation

Conjugation of

حَوَّلَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَحْوِيل taḥwīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُحَوِّل muḥawwil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُحَوَّل muḥawwal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَوَّلْتُ ḥawwaltu	حَوَّلْتَ ḥawwalta	حَوَّلَ ḥawwala		حَوَّلْتُمَا ḥawwaltumā	حَوَّلَا ḥawwalā		حَوَّلْنَا ḥawwalnā	حَوَّلْتُمْ ḥawwaltum	حَوَّلُوا ḥawwalū
	f		حَوَّلْتِ ḥawwalti	حَوَّلَتْ ḥawwalat			حَوَّلَتَا ḥawwalatā			حَوَّلْتُنَّ ḥawwaltunna	حَوَّلْنَ ḥawwalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَوِّلُ ʔuḥawwilu	تُحَوِّلُ tuḥawwilu	يُحَوِّلُ yuḥawwilu		تُحَوِّلَانِ tuḥawwilāni	يُحَوِّلَانِ yuḥawwilāni		نُحَوِّلُ nuḥawwilu	تُحَوِّلُونَ tuḥawwilūna	يُحَوِّلُونَ yuḥawwilūna
	f		تُحَوِّلِينَ tuḥawwilīna	تُحَوِّلُ tuḥawwilu			تُحَوِّلَانِ tuḥawwilāni			تُحَوِّلْنَ tuḥawwilna	يُحَوِّلْنَ yuḥawwilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَوِّلَ ʔuḥawwila	تُحَوِّلَ tuḥawwila	يُحَوِّلَ yuḥawwila		تُحَوِّلَا tuḥawwilā	يُحَوِّلَا yuḥawwilā		نُحَوِّلَ nuḥawwila	تُحَوِّلُوا tuḥawwilū	يُحَوِّلُوا yuḥawwilū
	f		تُحَوِّلِي tuḥawwilī	تُحَوِّلَ tuḥawwila			تُحَوِّلَا tuḥawwilā			تُحَوِّلْنَ tuḥawwilna	يُحَوِّلْنَ yuḥawwilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَوِّلْ ʔuḥawwil	تُحَوِّلْ tuḥawwil	يُحَوِّلْ yuḥawwil		تُحَوِّلَا tuḥawwilā	يُحَوِّلَا yuḥawwilā		نُحَوِّلْ nuḥawwil	تُحَوِّلُوا tuḥawwilū	يُحَوِّلُوا yuḥawwilū
	f		تُحَوِّلِي tuḥawwilī	تُحَوِّلْ tuḥawwil			تُحَوِّلَا tuḥawwilā			تُحَوِّلْنَ tuḥawwilna	يُحَوِّلْنَ yuḥawwilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		حَوِّلْ ḥawwil			حَوِّلَا ḥawwilā				حَوِّلُوا ḥawwilū
	f		حَوِّلِي ḥawwilī							حَوِّلْنَ ḥawwilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حُوِّلْتُ ḥuwwiltu	حُوِّلْتَ ḥuwwilta	حُوِّلَ ḥuwwila		حُوِّلْتُمَا ḥuwwiltumā	حُوِّلَا ḥuwwilā		حُوِّلْنَا ḥuwwilnā	حُوِّلْتُمْ ḥuwwiltum	حُوِّلُوا ḥuwwilū
	f		حُوِّلْتِ ḥuwwilti	حُوِّلَتْ ḥuwwilat			حُوِّلَتَا ḥuwwilatā			حُوِّلْتُنَّ ḥuwwiltunna	حُوِّلْنَ ḥuwwilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَوَّلُ ʔuḥawwalu	تُحَوَّلُ tuḥawwalu	يُحَوَّلُ yuḥawwalu		تُحَوَّلَانِ tuḥawwalāni	يُحَوَّلَانِ yuḥawwalāni		نُحَوَّلُ nuḥawwalu	تُحَوَّلُونَ tuḥawwalūna	يُحَوَّلُونَ yuḥawwalūna
	f		تُحَوَّلِينَ tuḥawwalīna	تُحَوَّلُ tuḥawwalu			تُحَوَّلَانِ tuḥawwalāni			تُحَوَّلْنَ tuḥawwalna	يُحَوَّلْنَ yuḥawwalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَوَّلَ ʔuḥawwala	تُحَوَّلَ tuḥawwala	يُحَوَّلَ yuḥawwala		تُحَوَّلَا tuḥawwalā	يُحَوَّلَا yuḥawwalā		نُحَوَّلَ nuḥawwala	تُحَوَّلُوا tuḥawwalū	يُحَوَّلُوا yuḥawwalū
	f		تُحَوَّلِي tuḥawwalī	تُحَوَّلَ tuḥawwala			تُحَوَّلَا tuḥawwalā			تُحَوَّلْنَ tuḥawwalna	يُحَوَّلْنَ yuḥawwalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَوَّلْ ʔuḥawwal	تُحَوَّلْ tuḥawwal	يُحَوَّلْ yuḥawwal		تُحَوَّلَا tuḥawwalā	يُحَوَّلَا yuḥawwalā		نُحَوَّلْ nuḥawwal	تُحَوَّلُوا tuḥawwalū	يُحَوَّلُوا yuḥawwalū
	f		تُحَوَّلِي tuḥawwalī	تُحَوَّلْ tuḥawwal			تُحَوَّلَا tuḥawwalā			تُحَوَّلْنَ tuḥawwalna	يُحَوَّلْنَ yuḥawwalna

Etymology 3

Preposition

حَوْلَ • (ḥawla)

1. around
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:159:

     فَبِمَا رَحۡمَةࣲ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمۡ ۖ وَلَوۡ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ ٱلۡقَلۡبِ لَٱنفَضُّوا۟ مِنۡ حَوۡلِكَ ۖ فَٱعۡفُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَهُمۡ وَشَاوِرۡهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَمۡرِ ۖ فَإِذَا عَزَمۡتَ فَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلِينَ

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Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					حَوْلَ (ḥawla)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	حَوْلِي (ḥawlī)			حَوْلَنَا (ḥawlanā)
Second person	حَوْلَكَ (ḥawlaka)	حَوْلَكِ (ḥawlaki)	حَوْلَكُمَا (ḥawlakumā)	حَوْلَكُمْ (ḥawlakum)	حَوْلَكُنَّ (ḥawlakunna)
Third person	حَوْلَهُ (ḥawlahu)	حَوْلَهَا (ḥawlahā)	حَوْلَهُمَا (ḥawlahumā)	حَوْلَهُمْ (ḥawlahum)	حَوْلَهُنَّ (ḥawlahunna)

Etymology 4

Noun

حُول • (ḥūl) m pl

1. plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

Etymology 5

Noun

حُوَّل • (ḥuwwal) m pl

1. plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

Etymology 6

Adjective

حُول • (ḥūl) m pl

1. masculine plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

Etymology 7

Adjective

حُوَّل • (ḥuwwal) m pl

1. masculine plural of حَائِل (ḥāʔil)

Etymology 8

Verb

حَوِلَ • (ḥawila) I, non-past يَحْوَلُ‎ (yaḥwalu)

1. to have strabismus, to be cross-eyed, to squint eyes

Conjugation

Conjugation of

حَوِلَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun حَوَل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						حَوَل ḥawal
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						حَاوِل ḥāwil
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَوِلْتُ ḥawiltu	حَوِلْتَ ḥawilta	حَوِلَ ḥawila		حَوِلْتُمَا ḥawiltumā	حَوِلَا ḥawilā		حَوِلْنَا ḥawilnā	حَوِلْتُمْ ḥawiltum	حَوِلُوا ḥawilū
	f		حَوِلْتِ ḥawilti	حَوِلَتْ ḥawilat			حَوِلَتَا ḥawilatā			حَوِلْتُنَّ ḥawiltunna	حَوِلْنَ ḥawilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْوَلُ ʔaḥwalu	تَحْوَلُ taḥwalu	يَحْوَلُ yaḥwalu		تَحْوَلَانِ taḥwalāni	يَحْوَلَانِ yaḥwalāni		نَحْوَلُ naḥwalu	تَحْوَلُونَ taḥwalūna	يَحْوَلُونَ yaḥwalūna
	f		تَحْوَلِينَ taḥwalīna	تَحْوَلُ taḥwalu			تَحْوَلَانِ taḥwalāni			تَحْوَلْنَ taḥwalna	يَحْوَلْنَ yaḥwalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْوَلَ ʔaḥwala	تَحْوَلَ taḥwala	يَحْوَلَ yaḥwala		تَحْوَلَا taḥwalā	يَحْوَلَا yaḥwalā		نَحْوَلَ naḥwala	تَحْوَلُوا taḥwalū	يَحْوَلُوا yaḥwalū
	f		تَحْوَلِي taḥwalī	تَحْوَلَ taḥwala			تَحْوَلَا taḥwalā			تَحْوَلْنَ taḥwalna	يَحْوَلْنَ yaḥwalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْوَلْ ʔaḥwal	تَحْوَلْ taḥwal	يَحْوَلْ yaḥwal		تَحْوَلَا taḥwalā	يَحْوَلَا yaḥwalā		نَحْوَلْ naḥwal	تَحْوَلُوا taḥwalū	يَحْوَلُوا yaḥwalū
	f		تَحْوَلِي taḥwalī	تَحْوَلْ taḥwal			تَحْوَلَا taḥwalā			تَحْوَلْنَ taḥwalna	يَحْوَلْنَ yaḥwalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِحْوَلْ iḥwal			اِحْوَلَا iḥwalā				اِحْوَلُوا iḥwalū
	f		اِحْوَلِي iḥwalī							اِحْوَلْنَ iḥwalna

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح و ل
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَوْل (ḥawl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħoːl/, [ħo̞ːl]

Noun

حول • (ḥōl) m (plural أحوال (ʾaḥwāl))

1. strength

   يا حول الله ― yā ḥōl illāh ― by god’s strength!

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَوْلَ (ḥawla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħoːl/, [ħo̞ːl]

Preposition

حول • (ḥōl)

1. around

Inflection

Inflected forms of حول
Base form					حول (ḥōl)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		حولي (ḥōli)		حولَنا (ḥōlana)
2nd person		حولَك (ḥōlak)	حولِك (ḥōlik)	حولَكُم (ḥōlakum)
3rd person		حولُه (ḥōlu)	حولَها (ḥōlaha)	حولَهُم (ḥōlahum)

Etymology 3

From Arabic أَحْوَل (ʔaḥwal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.wal/

Noun

حول • (ḥawal) m (plural حول (ḥūl), feminine حولا (ḥōla))

1. cross-eyed

Etymology 4

From Arabic حُول (ḥūl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħuːl/

Adjective

حول • (ḥūl) pl

1. plural of حَوَل (ḥawal, “cross-eyed”)

Etymology 5

From Arabic حَوَّلَ (ḥawwala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħaw.wal/

Verb

حول • (ḥawwal) II (non-past يِحَوِّل (yiḥawwil), verbal noun تَحويل (taḥwīl))

1. to transform, to turn into
2. to transfer, to pass on

Conjugation

Conjugation of حول (ḥawwal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	حولت (ḥawwalt)	حولت (ḥawwalt)	حول (ḥawwal)		حولنا (ḥawwalna)	حولتوا (ḥawwaltu)	حولوا (ḥawwalu)
	f		حولتي (ḥawwalti)	حولت (ḥawwalat)
non-past	m	أحول (ʔaḥawwil)	تحول (tiḥawwil)	يحول (yiḥawwil)		نحول (niḥawwil)	تحولوا (tiḥawwilu)	يحولوا (yiḥawwilu)
	f		تحولي (tiḥawwili)	تحول (tiḥawwil)
imperative	m		حول (ḥawwil)				حولوا (ḥawwilu)
	f		حولي (ḥawwili)

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħaw.wil/

Verb

حول • (ḥawwil)

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of حَوَّل (ḥawwal)

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حَوْلَ (ḥawla).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈhaw.li]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽw.lɪ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽw.lɪ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔǽwlɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔǽwli]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hów.le]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽw.li]

Readings
Classical reading?	hawl-i
Dari reading?	hawl-i
Iranian reading?	howl-e
Tajik reading?	havl-i

Preposition

حول • (howl-e)

1. (formal) around (literal, figurative)
   • 2024 May 14, “انتقادها به حمله به کاروان‌های امدادرسان به غزه؛ قطر: مذاکرات آتش‌بس به بن‌بست رسیده است”, in bbc.com/persian‎^[3], BBC Persian:

     =نخست‌وزیر قطر همچنین گفت اختلاف اصلی دو طرف حول محور آزادی گروگان‌ها و آتش‌بس موقت یا پایان دادن به جنگ است: «یک طرف می‌خواهد جنگ را خاتمه دهد و بعد درباره گروگان‌ها صحبت کند و طرف دیگر می‌خواهد گروگان‌ها برگردند و جنگ را ادامه دهند.»

     naxost-vazir-e qatar hamčenin goft extelâf-e asli-ye do taraf howl-e mehvar-e âzâdi-ye gerowgân-hâ va âtaš-bas-e movaqqat yâ pâyân dâdan be jang ast: "yek taraf mi-xâhad jang râ xâteme dehad va ba'd darbâre-ye gerowgân-hâ sohbat konad va taraf-e digar mi-xâhad gerowgân-hâ bargardand va jang râ edâme dehand.

     The Qatari Prime Minister also said that there are fundamental disputes between the two sides around the axes of freeing the hostages and either a temporary ceasefire or bringing the war to an end: "One side wants to end the war and talk about the hostages afterwards, and the other side wants the hostages to come back and to continue the war."

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَوْل (ḥawl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hawl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häwl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häwl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäwl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäwl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [howl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häwl]

Readings
Classical reading?	hawl
Dari reading?	hawl
Iranian reading?	howl
Tajik reading?	havl

Noun

حول • (howl)

1. (formal) strength, power

   Synonyms: قدرت (qodrat), توانایی (tavânâyi), نیرو (niru)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حول”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ل
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَوَّلَ (ḥawwala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħaw.wal/, [ˈħaw.wal]

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Verb

حوّل • (ḥawwal) II (present بحوّل (biḥawwel))

1. (transitive) to transform, to turn into
2. to transfer, to pass on

Conjugation

Conjugation of حوّل (ḥawwal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	حوّلت (ḥawwalt)	حوّلت (ḥawwalt)	حوّل (ḥawwal)		حوّلنا (ḥawwalna)	حوّلتو (ḥawwaltu)	حوّلو (ḥawwalu)
	f		حوّلتي (ḥawwalti)	حوّلت (ḥawwalat)
present	m	بحوّل (baḥawwel)	بتحوّل (bitḥawwel)	بحوّل (biḥawwel)		منحوّل (minḥawwel)	بتحوّلو (bitḥawwlu)	بحوّلو (biḥawwlu)
	f		بتحوّلي (bitḥawwli)	بتحوّل (bitḥawwel)
subjunctive	m	احوّل (aḥawwel)	تحوّل (tḥawwel)	يحوّل (yḥawwel)		نحوّل (nḥawwel)	تحوّلو (tḥawwlu)	يحوّلو (yḥawwlu)
	f		تحوّلي (tḥawwli)	تحوّل (tḥawwel)
imperative	m		حوّل (ḥawwel)				حوّلو (ḥawwlu)
	f		حوّلي (ḥawwli)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic حَوْل (ḥawl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɔːl/

Noun

حَول • (haul) m (Hindi spelling हौल)

1. year
2. all around, on every side
3. strength, power

References

• “حول”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “حول”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.