Where does “لحال” come from?

لحال (South Levantine Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic ل, from Arabic لِ — for, to; to, for, towards.

لحال (South Levantine Arabic): by oneself, on one's own

Definitions

  1. by oneself, on one's own

Ancestry of “لحال”, step by step

لحال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via South Levantine Arabic ل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicلto, for
2Arabicلِfor, to; to, for, towards

via South Levantine Arabic حال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicحالstate, condition
2Arabicحَالcase, state of things; state, condition;...
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