هل

Anlam (İngilizce)

1. introduces a positive yes-no question
2. indicates a suggestion
3. indicates an exclusive disjunction with أَمْ (ʔam, “or”), as in alternative questions

Çeviriler

is

μήπως

am

appal

appall

appear

are

been

begin

did

do

does

frighten

intimidate

pile up

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/hal/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

Univerbation of هَـ (ha-, now interrogative أَ (ʔa)) + لـ (l-, affirmative particle, found as لَـ (la-, “truly”) and the exhortative لِـ (li-) the vowel of which disappears between فَـ (fa-) or وَ (wa) and a following verb).