تناول

Arabic

Root
ن و ل (n w l)
9 terms

Etymology 1.1

Verb

تَنَاوَلَ • (tanāwala) VI (non-past يَتَنَاوَلُ (yatanāwalu), verbal noun تَنَاوُل (tanāwul))

1. to reach one's hand to a thing, to touch or make contact
2. to take, to seize, to receive, to obtain
   1. (Christianity) to receive or take communion
3. (of food) to take, to eat

   هَلْ تَتَنَاوَلِينَ الْإِفْطَارَ؟ (talking to a female)

   hal tatanāwalīna l-ʔifṭāra?

   Do you have breakfast?

4. to reach a location
5. to deal with (a subject)

Conjugation

Conjugation of تَنَاوَلَ (VI, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَنَاوُل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنَاوُل tanāwul
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَنَاوِل mutanāwil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَنَاوَل mutanāwal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	تَنَاوَلْتُ tanāwaltu	تَنَاوَلْتَ tanāwalta	تَنَاوَلَ tanāwala		تَنَاوَلْنَا tanāwalnā	تَنَاوَلْتُمَا tanāwaltumā	تَنَاوَلَا tanāwalā		تَنَاوَلْنَا tanāwalnā	تَنَاوَلْتُمْ tanāwaltum	تَنَاوَلُوا tanāwalū
	f		تَنَاوَلْتِ tanāwalti	تَنَاوَلَتْ tanāwalat				تَنَاوَلَتَا tanāwalatā			تَنَاوَلْتُنَّ tanāwaltunna	تَنَاوَلْنَ tanāwalna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَنَاوَلُ ʔatanāwalu	تَتَنَاوَلُ tatanāwalu	يَتَنَاوَلُ yatanāwalu		نَتَنَاوَلُ natanāwalu	تَتَنَاوَلَانِ tatanāwalāni	يَتَنَاوَلَانِ yatanāwalāni		نَتَنَاوَلُ natanāwalu	تَتَنَاوَلُونَ tatanāwalūna	يَتَنَاوَلُونَ yatanāwalūna
	f		تَتَنَاوَلِينَ tatanāwalīna	تَتَنَاوَلُ tatanāwalu				تَتَنَاوَلَانِ tatanāwalāni			تَتَنَاوَلْنَ tatanāwalna	يَتَنَاوَلْنَ yatanāwalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَنَاوَلَ ʔatanāwala	تَتَنَاوَلَ tatanāwala	يَتَنَاوَلَ yatanāwala		نَتَنَاوَلَ natanāwala	تَتَنَاوَلَا tatanāwalā	يَتَنَاوَلَا yatanāwalā		نَتَنَاوَلَ natanāwala	تَتَنَاوَلُوا tatanāwalū	يَتَنَاوَلُوا yatanāwalū
	f		تَتَنَاوَلِي tatanāwalī	تَتَنَاوَلَ tatanāwala				تَتَنَاوَلَا tatanāwalā			تَتَنَاوَلْنَ tatanāwalna	يَتَنَاوَلْنَ yatanāwalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَنَاوَلْ ʔatanāwal	تَتَنَاوَلْ tatanāwal	يَتَنَاوَلْ yatanāwal		نَتَنَاوَلْ natanāwal	تَتَنَاوَلَا tatanāwalā	يَتَنَاوَلَا yatanāwalā		نَتَنَاوَلْ natanāwal	تَتَنَاوَلُوا tatanāwalū	يَتَنَاوَلُوا yatanāwalū
	f		تَتَنَاوَلِي tatanāwalī	تَتَنَاوَلْ tatanāwal				تَتَنَاوَلَا tatanāwalā			تَتَنَاوَلْنَ tatanāwalna	يَتَنَاوَلْنَ yatanāwalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَنَاوَلْ tanāwal				تَنَاوَلَا tanāwalā				تَنَاوَلُوا tanāwalū
	f		تَنَاوَلِي tanāwalī								تَنَاوَلْنَ tanāwalna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	تُنُووِلْتُ tunūwiltu	تُنُووِلْتَ tunūwilta	تُنُووِلَ tunūwila		تُنُووِلْنَا tunūwilnā	تُنُووِلْتُمَا tunūwiltumā	تُنُووِلَا tunūwilā		تُنُووِلْنَا tunūwilnā	تُنُووِلْتُمْ tunūwiltum	تُنُووِلُوا tunūwilū
	f		تُنُووِلْتِ tunūwilti	تُنُووِلَتْ tunūwilat				تُنُووِلَتَا tunūwilatā			تُنُووِلْتُنَّ tunūwiltunna	تُنُووِلْنَ tunūwilna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَنَاوَلُ ʔutanāwalu	تُتَنَاوَلُ tutanāwalu	يُتَنَاوَلُ yutanāwalu		نُتَنَاوَلُ nutanāwalu	تُتَنَاوَلَانِ tutanāwalāni	يُتَنَاوَلَانِ yutanāwalāni		نُتَنَاوَلُ nutanāwalu	تُتَنَاوَلُونَ tutanāwalūna	يُتَنَاوَلُونَ yutanāwalūna
	f		تُتَنَاوَلِينَ tutanāwalīna	تُتَنَاوَلُ tutanāwalu				تُتَنَاوَلَانِ tutanāwalāni			تُتَنَاوَلْنَ tutanāwalna	يُتَنَاوَلْنَ yutanāwalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَنَاوَلَ ʔutanāwala	تُتَنَاوَلَ tutanāwala	يُتَنَاوَلَ yutanāwala		نُتَنَاوَلَ nutanāwala	تُتَنَاوَلَا tutanāwalā	يُتَنَاوَلَا yutanāwalā		نُتَنَاوَلَ nutanāwala	تُتَنَاوَلُوا tutanāwalū	يُتَنَاوَلُوا yutanāwalū
	f		تُتَنَاوَلِي tutanāwalī	تُتَنَاوَلَ tutanāwala				تُتَنَاوَلَا tutanāwalā			تُتَنَاوَلْنَ tutanāwalna	يُتَنَاوَلْنَ yutanāwalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَنَاوَلْ ʔutanāwal	تُتَنَاوَلْ tutanāwal	يُتَنَاوَلْ yutanāwal		نُتَنَاوَلْ nutanāwal	تُتَنَاوَلَا tutanāwalā	يُتَنَاوَلَا yutanāwalā		نُتَنَاوَلْ nutanāwal	تُتَنَاوَلُوا tutanāwalū	يُتَنَاوَلُوا yutanāwalū
	f		تُتَنَاوَلِي tutanāwalī	تُتَنَاوَلْ tutanāwal				تُتَنَاوَلَا tutanāwalā			تُتَنَاوَلْنَ tutanāwalna	يُتَنَاوَلْنَ yutanāwalna

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.naː.wul/

Noun

تَنَاوُل • (tanāwul) m

1. verbal noun of تَنَاوَلَ (tanāwala) (form V): taking of food; making contact
2. comprehension, grasp
3. (Christianity) communion

Declension

Declension of noun تَنَاوُل (tanāwul)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَنَاوُل tanāwul	التَّنَاوُل at-tanāwul	تَنَاوُل tanāwul
nominative	تَنَاوُلٌ tanāwulun	التَّنَاوُلُ at-tanāwulu	تَنَاوُلُ tanāwulu
accusative	تَنَاوُلًا tanāwulan	التَّنَاوُلَ at-tanāwula	تَنَاوُلَ tanāwula
genitive	تَنَاوُلٍ tanāwulin	التَّنَاوُلِ at-tanāwuli	تَنَاوُلِ tanāwuli

Etymology 1.3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

تناول (form III)

1. inflection of نَاوَلَ (nāwala):
   1. non-past active:
      1. تُنَاوِلُ (tunāwilu) /tu.naː.wi.lu/:
         1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
         2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
      2. تُنَاوِلَ (tunāwila) /tu.naː.wi.la/:
         1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
         2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
      3. تُنَاوِلْ (tunāwil) /tu.naː.wil/:
         1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
         2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
   2. non-past passive:
      1. تُنَاوَلُ (tunāwalu) /tu.naː.wa.lu/:
         1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
         2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
      2. تُنَاوَلَ (tunāwala) /tu.naː.wa.la/:
         1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
         2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
      3. تُنَاوَلْ (tunāwal) /tu.naː.wal/:
         1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
         2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Further reading

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “ن و ل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

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Arabic تَنَاوَلَ (tanāwala)

Arabic تَنَاوُل (tanāwul)bor.

Persian تناول

Borrowed from Arabic تَنَاوُل (tanāwul).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ta.naː.ˈwul/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.nɑː.wʊl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.nɑː.wʊl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.nɑː.wʊl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.nɔː.wul̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.nɒː.vol̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.nɔ.vul]

• Rhymes: -ul

Readings
Classical reading?	tanāwul
Dari reading?	tanāwul
Iranian reading?	tanâvol
Tajik reading?	tanovul

Noun

تناول • (tanāwul / tanâvol) (Tajik spelling тановул)

1. take
2. eat, consume, intake

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “تناول”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

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Arabic تَنَاوَلَ (tanāwala)

Arabic تَنَاوُل (tanāwul)bor.

Classical Persian تَنَاوُل (tanāwul)bor.

Urdu تناول

Borrowed from Classical Persian تَنَاوُل (tanāwul), borrowed from Arabic تَنَاوُل (tanāwul).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.nɑː.ʋʊl/

Noun

تَناوُل • (tanāvul) m (Hindi spelling तनावुल)

1. eating, consuming

Further reading

• “تناول”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “تناول”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.