Arabic for squint

Hawila
ﺣَﻮِﻝَ
squint – past tense he
yaHwalu
ﻳَﺤﻮَﻝُ
squint – present tense he

The Arabic verb for squint is written ﺣَﻮِﻝَ and pronunced Hawila in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺤﻮَﻝُ and pronounced yaHwalu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word squint consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written and pronounced H, waw that is written and pronounced w and lam that is written and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to squint

The word squint letter by letter

ﺣَﻮِﻝَ
ﺣـ
ـﻮ
 
ﺣـ
ـﻮ
 
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ـﻮ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
Ha
H
waw
w
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for squint consists of: The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺣَﻮِﻝَ and pronounced Hawila.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for squint

fa3ila becomes Hawila

We have seen that the Arabic word for squint is written ﺣَﻮِﻝَ and pronounced Hawila. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are H, w and l, the word becomes Hawila.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

Words with the same pattern as squint

Conjugations of squint

past tense
present tense
he
Hawila
ﺣَﻮِﻝَ
he - past tense
yaHwalu
ﻳَﺤﻮَﻝُ
he - present tense
she
Hawilat
ﺣَﻮِﻟَﺖ
she - past tense
taHwalu
ﺗَﺤﻮَﻝُ
she - present tense
I
Hawiltu
ﺣَﻮِﻟﺖُ
I - past tense
'aHwalu
ﺃَﺣﻮَﻝُ
I - present tense