شيكل

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms
  • شيقل‎

Etymology

From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל‎ (shékel).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃeː.kil/, [ˈʃeː.kɪl]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

شيكل • (šēkel) m (plural شواكل‎ (šawākel))

  1. shekel (currency unit)

Usage notes
  • The plural is optional after the number 3 to 10.
    ‏خمسة شيكل / خمس شواكل‎ ― ḵamse šēkel / ḵams šawākel ― five shekels

See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.