קול

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
ק־ו־ל‎

Cognate with Aramaic קָלָא‎ (qālā), Ge'ez ቃል (ḳal, “voice”), and related to Arabic قَوْل‎ (qawl, “saying”) also colloquially pronounced /ɡoːl/ or /ʔoːl/.

Pronunciation

Noun

קוֹל • (kol) m (plural indefinite קוֹלוֹת‎, singular construct קוֹל־)

  1. voice (also in its figurative senses of opinion or order)
  2. sound (see also צליל‎)
  3. (Modern) vote

Declension
Declension of קוֹל
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite קוֹל first קוֹלִי‎קוֹלֵנוּ‎
definite הַקּוֹל‎ second קוֹלְךָ‎קוֹלֵךְ‎קוֹלְכֶם‎קוֹלְכֶן‎
construct קוֹל־ third קוֹלוֹ‎קוֹלָהּ‎קוֹלָם‎קוֹלָן‎
pluralindefinite קוֹלוֹת‎ first קולותיי \ קוֹלוֹתַי‎קוֹלוֹתֵינוּ‎
definite הַקּוֹלוֹת‎ second קוֹלוֹתֶיךָ‎קולותייך \ קוֹלוֹתַיִךְ‎קוֹלוֹתֵיכֶם‎קוֹלוֹתֵיכֶן‎
construct קוֹלוֹת־‎ third קוֹלוֹתָיו‎קוֹלוֹתֶיהָ‎קוֹלוֹתֵיהֶם‎קוֹלוֹתֵיהֶן‎
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the English adjective cool

Pronunciation

Adjective

קוּל • (kul) (feminine קוּלית‎, masculine plural קוּלִים‎, feminine plural קוּלִיוֹת‎)

  1. (colloquial) cool person
  2. (colloquial) fashionable, popular (person or thing)
Derived terms
  • קוליות‎
See also
  • קר רוח‎
  • גזעי‎
  • חברמן‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew קוֹל‎ (kól).

Noun

קול • (kol) n, plural קולער‎ (keler), diminutive קולכל‎ (kelkhl)

  1. voice, cry
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