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אהל

אהל

Hebrew

Verb

אָהַל (ahál) (pa'al construction)

  1. To pitch a tent.

Verb

אִהֵל (ihél) (pi'el construction)

  1. Defective spelling of איהל.

Etymology 2

Noun

אָהָל (ahál) m (plural indefinite אֲהָלִים, no construct forms)

  1. (obsolete, Biblical Hebrew) Aloe.
  2. (obsolete, Talmudic) A plant that was used for laundry.
  3. Mesembryanthemum.

Etymology 3

Noun

אֹהֶל (óhel) m (plural indefinite אֳהָלִים, singular construct אהל \ אֹהֶל־, plural construct אוהלי \ אָהֳלֵי־)

  1. Defective spelling of אוהל.

References

  • אהל” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, The New Dictionary), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), ISBN 965-17-0095-5, page 16.

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Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَهْل (ʾahl).

Noun

אהל (ʾahlun) m

  1. kin, family
  2. (followed by genitive) people, members, followers, adherents (of)
    • Exodus 1:6 in Saadia Gaon's Tafsir (circa 10th century)
      תׄם מאת יוסף וגׄמיע אכׄותה וגׄמיע אהל דׄלך אלגׄיל׃
      ṯumma māta yūsufu wajamīʿu ʾiḵwatihi wajamīʿu ahli ḏālika l-jīli.
      Then Joseph died and all his brethren and all the people of that generation.