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From the rootء ث ل(ʔ ṯ l) meaning to be strong rooted, well-founded, deeply and firmly connected, tied with many roots; cognates withAramaicאַתְלָא,Sabaean𐩱𐩻𐩡(ʾṯl),Hebrewאֵשֶׁל. Theoretically fromProto-Afroasiatic*ʔčl(“tamarisk, strong rooted tree”) with correspondence toEgyptianjzr(“tamarisk”). Alternatively, if not rooted in a common ancestor, one may be a loan derived from the other.
أَثْل• (ʔaṯl) m (collective,singulative+ f,pluralأُثُول(ʔuṯūl),paucalأَثَلَات(ʔaṯalāt))
| collective | basic collectivetriptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَثْل ʔaṯl | الْأَثْل al-ʔaṯl | أَثْل ʔaṯl |
| nominative | أَثْلٌ ʔaṯlun | الْأَثْلُ al-ʔaṯlu | أَثْلُ ʔaṯlu |
| accusative | أَثْلًا ʔaṯlan | الْأَثْلَ al-ʔaṯla | أَثْلَ ʔaṯla |
| genitive | أَثْلٍ ʔaṯlin | الْأَثْلِ al-ʔaṯli | أَثْلِ ʔaṯli |
| singulative | singulativetriptote inـَة(-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَثْلَة ʔaṯla | الْأَثْلَة al-ʔaṯla | أَثْلَة ʔaṯlat |
| nominative | أَثْلَةٌ ʔaṯlatun | الْأَثْلَةُ al-ʔaṯlatu | أَثْلَةُ ʔaṯlatu |
| accusative | أَثْلَةً ʔaṯlatan | الْأَثْلَةَ al-ʔaṯlata | أَثْلَةَ ʔaṯlata |
| genitive | أَثْلَةٍ ʔaṯlatin | الْأَثْلَةِ al-ʔaṯlati | أَثْلَةِ ʔaṯlati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | أَثْلَتَيْن ʔaṯlatayn | الْأَثْلَتَيْن al-ʔaṯlatayn | أَثْلَتَيْ ʔaṯlatay |
| nominative | أَثْلَتَانِ ʔaṯlatāni | الْأَثْلَتَانِ al-ʔaṯlatāni | أَثْلَتَا ʔaṯlatā |
| accusative | أَثْلَتَيْنِ ʔaṯlatayni | الْأَثْلَتَيْنِ al-ʔaṯlatayni | أَثْلَتَيْ ʔaṯlatay |
| genitive | أَثْلَتَيْنِ ʔaṯlatayni | الْأَثْلَتَيْنِ al-ʔaṯlatayni | أَثْلَتَيْ ʔaṯlatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَثَلَات ʔaṯalāt | الْأَثَلَات al-ʔaṯalāt | أَثَلَات ʔaṯalāt |
| nominative | أَثَلَاتٌ ʔaṯalātun | الْأَثَلَاتُ al-ʔaṯalātu | أَثَلَاتُ ʔaṯalātu |
| accusative | أَثَلَاتٍ ʔaṯalātin | الْأَثَلَاتِ al-ʔaṯalāti | أَثَلَاتِ ʔaṯalāti |
| genitive | أَثَلَاتٍ ʔaṯalātin | الْأَثَلَاتِ al-ʔaṯalāti | أَثَلَاتِ ʔaṯalāti |
| plural of variety | basicbroken pluraltriptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أُثُول ʔuṯūl | الْأُثُول al-ʔuṯūl | أُثُول ʔuṯūl |
| nominative | أُثُولٌ ʔuṯūlun | الْأُثُولُ al-ʔuṯūlu | أُثُولُ ʔuṯūlu |
| accusative | أُثُولًا ʔuṯūlan | الْأُثُولَ al-ʔuṯūla | أُثُولَ ʔuṯūla |
| genitive | أُثُولٍ ʔuṯūlin | الْأُثُولِ al-ʔuṯūli | أُثُولِ ʔuṯūli |