طُولٌ prolonged in Arabic
طُولٌ is how you say “prolonged” in Arabic.
Root ط و ل ṭ-w-l. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of Form I طَالَ). ṭūl.
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Meaning of prolonged in Arabic
- length; elongation, extension the state of a thing being long, or extended in space, as opposed to short
- tallness, height used of stature, e.g. exceeding someone 'in ṭūl' means surpassing them in tallness
- duration; prolongation of time said of a night, a lifetime, an assembly, or anxiety that stretches on and on
Example sentence
وَطول الْهم وَالْغَم وضنك الْمَعيشَة وكسف البال
And prolonged anxiety, sorrow, harshness of living, and worry of the mind.
وَطُولُ and prolonged
wa- = 'and'; tul means 'length, being prolonged', heading the next 'of…' word ('length of anxiety').
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How it is used
ṭūl is the verbal noun of ṭāla and covers both concrete and abstract 'lengthening': physical length or a person's tallness, and the stretching-out of time, as when night, a lifetime, or anxiety is said to ṭāla, 'become prolonged.'
Words from the same root
- طَالَ to be or become long, tall, or extended; to become prolonged (of time, life, or anxiety)
- طَوْلٌ bounty, excellence, or the power to bestow favor; also used of surpassing someone in merit
- طوَّلَ to elongate or lengthen something; to prolong; also to loosen an animal's tether so it can graze, or to grant someone a delay
- أَطَالَ to lengthen or prolong something; said of a woman, to bear a tall child
- طَاوَلَ to vie with someone for superiority in tallness or in bounty; to delay or drag out a matter with someone
- طِوَلٌ a tether or rope, as used to let a horse or beast graze more freely
More example sentences
ولكن تصده عن الحق شهوات النفس، ووساوس الشيطان، ومجالسة الأشرار، وطول الأمل، وحب الدنيا
But desires of the self, whispers of Satan, keeping company with the wicked, long hopes, and love of the world divert it from the truth.
وَطُولُ and long hopes
The wa- adds another item, and this is the first half of 'length of hope', a noun and another subject of 'divert', so it stands in the subject case. It owns the link with the noun after it and gives up its own 'the'.
Common questions
- How do you say "prolonged" in Arabic?
- طُولٌ (ṭūl) — the noun for length or extension, used of things becoming prolonged in time as well as long or tall in space.
- What does طُولٌ (ṭūl) mean?
- It means length or extension — physical length, tallness of stature, and, of time, duration or prolongation (as of a night, a life, or anxiety).
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).