hâl

From Ottoman Turkish حال (hal), from Arabic حَال (ḥāl). Doublet of hâlâ and hâlen.

• IPA^(key): [hal]
• Hyphenation: hâl

hâl (definite accusative hâli, plural hâller or (archaic) ahval)

1. state, position, situation

   Synonym: (more formal) vaziyet

   • 2014, “Bir Pazar Kahvaltısı [A Sunday Breakfast]”, performed by Emre Aydın:

     Uyurken izliyorum en sevdiğim hâlini / Saçların dağınık, yüzünde yastık izi

     I watch my favorite state of you while you sleep / Your hair is messy, a pillow print on your face

2. (grammar) grammatical case

• Not to be confused with hal (covered market; solution).

Inflection
Nominative	hâl
Definite accusative	hâli
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hâl	hâller
Definite accusative	hâli	hâlleri
Dative	hâle	hâllere
Locative	hâlde	hâllerde
Ablative	hâlden	hâllerden
Genitive	hâlin	hâllerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular hâlim hâllerim 2nd singular hâlin hâllerin 3rd singular hâli hâlleri 1st plural hâlimiz hâllerimiz 2nd plural hâliniz hâlleriniz 3rd plural hâlleri hâlleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular hâlimi hâllerimi 2nd singular hâlini hâllerini 3rd singular hâlini hâllerini 1st plural hâlimizi hâllerimizi 2nd plural hâlinizi hâllerinizi 3rd plural hâllerini hâllerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular hâlime hâllerime 2nd singular hâline hâllerine 3rd singular hâline hâllerine 1st plural hâlimize hâllerimize 2nd plural hâlinize hâllerinize 3rd plural hâllerine hâllerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular hâlimde hâllerimde 2nd singular hâlinde hâllerinde 3rd singular hâlinde hâllerinde 1st plural hâlimizde hâllerimizde 2nd plural hâlinizde hâllerinizde 3rd plural hâllerinde hâllerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular hâlimden hâllerimden 2nd singular hâlinden hâllerinden 3rd singular hâlinden hâllerinden 1st plural hâlimizden hâllerimizden 2nd plural hâlinizden hâllerinizden 3rd plural hâllerinden hâllerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular hâlimin hâllerimin 2nd singular hâlinin hâllerinin 3rd singular hâlinin hâllerinin 1st plural hâlimizin hâllerimizin 2nd plural hâlinizin hâllerinizin 3rd plural hâllerinin hâllerinin

From Proto-Brythonic *hal, from Proto-Celtic *sālos (“saltwater”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”).

hâl m (plural halau or halion, not mutable)

1. (chemistry) salt

   Synonym: halwyn

• halen m (“salt”)
• halid (“halide”) (This word is not derived from hâl)
• hallt (“salty”, adjective)

hâl m (plural halau, not mutable)

1. dung, filth

• halog (“unclean”, adjective)

hâl

1. h-prothesized form of âl (“calving, ale”)

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hâl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies