Arabic

Particle

هَلْ • ‎(hal)

1. initial interrogative particle that indicates a yes-or-no question.

Synonyms

• أَ ‎(ʾa) (another initial interrogative particle that indicates a yes-or-no question, usually precedes a noun or a pronoun, not a verb or an adjective)

Persian

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit एला ‎(elā).

Noun

هل • ‎(hel)

1. cardamon, cardamom

Etymology 2

Noun

هل • ‎(hol)

1. shove

Derived terms

• هل دادن ‎(hol dâdan)

Etymology 3

Verb

هل • ‎(hel-)

1. present stem form of هلیدن.
2. present stem form of هشتن.