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tall in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ṭawīl
- Arabizi
tawil- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ط و ل
How to use it
"Tall" is طَوِيل (ṭawīl) for masculine nouns and طَوِيلة (ṭawīla) for feminine. It describes height greater than average. No special plural needed.
Example sentences
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الرجل طَوِيلٌ جدًا.
ar-rajul ṭawīlun jiddan.
The man is very tall.
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الشجرة طَوِيلة وتُظِلُّ الحديقة.
ash-shajara ṭawīla wa tuẓill al-ḥadīqa.
The tree is tall and shades the garden.
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في الصف، الطالبة طَوِيلة مقارنةً بالآخرين.
fī aṣ-ṣaff, aṭ-ṭāliba ṭawīla muqāranatan bil-ākharīn.
In the class, the student is tall compared to others.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
I'm tall.
أنا طويل.
I am tall.
أنا طويل.
It is tall.
في الدير البحري.
I'm pretty tall.
أنا طويل جدا.
She is not tall.
ليست طويلة.
He's pretty tall.
هو طويل جدّا.
How tall you are!
ما أطولك!
How tall are you?
كم طولك؟
Tom isn't so tall.
توم ليس طويلاً جداً.
Big Banks’ Tall Tales
البنوك الكبيرة وذيولها الطويلة
She's tall and strong.
أنها طويلة وقوية
What's that tall building?
ما ذلك المبنى الطويل؟
Questions and answers
How do I make the feminine form?
Add the feminine ending "-a": طَوِيلة (ṭawīla).
Is there a comparative form?
Yes, "أطول" (aṭwal) means "taller" and "أطول من" means "taller than".
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