بشكل هائل
bishaklin hā'il
The English word 'enormously' is translated into Arabic as بشكل هائل (bishaklin hā'il).
The phrase is used to describe something occurring or existing to an enormous degree. You can also use the single-word adverbial form هائلاً to mean 'enormously' or 'vastly' in many contexts. For general intensification, Arabic speakers often use the words جدًا or كثيرًا as intensifiers.
Meaning: to an enormous degree (adv)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase بشكل هائل is composed of the prefix bi- (with/in), the noun shakl (form/manner) and the adjective hā'il (enormous/huge).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adverbial meaning in the phrase بشكل هائل is constructed using the pattern 'bi-' + noun + adjective, which translates literally to 'in an enormous manner'.
How do you pronounce it?
bishaklin hā'il
Did you know?
- In many Arabic dialects, if you want to say something is 'enormously' good or large, you might use the word رهيب which literally means 'terrible' or 'dreadful'.
- The adjective هائل used to mean 'enormous' originally had the terrifying meaning of 'to frighten' or 'to scare away'.
- When describing an 'enormous' amount of people or things, Arabic speakers sometimes use the word طوفان which literally means 'a flood'.
Examples in context
- بِشَكْلٍ هَائِلٍ، تَقَدَّمَ الْفَرِيقُ فِي مَجَالِ الْبَحْثِEnormously, the team made progress in the research field.
- قد حققوا تقدمًا بشكل ضخم في مشروعهم الجديدThey made enormous progress in their new project.
- تطورت التكنولوجيا بشكل هائل.taṭawwarat al-tiknūlūjiyā bishakl hā'il.Technology has developed enormously.
- زاد سعر الذهب بشكل هائل.zāda si'ru al-dhahab bishakl hā'il.The price of gold increased enormously.
- تأثرت المدينة بشكل هائل بالعاصفة.ta'atharat al-madīna bishakl hā'il bi-l-'āṣifa.The city was enormously affected by the storm.
Example conversation
Youssef and Layla are discussing the success of a new project.
- يوسف Youssefهل نجح مشروعك الجديد؟hal najaḥa mashrū'uka al-jadīd?Did your new project succeed?
- ليلى Laylaنعم، لقد نجح بشكل هائل.na'am, laqad najaḥa bishakl hā'il.Yes, it succeeded enormously.
- يوسف Youssefأنا سعيد جداً لأجلك يا ليلى.anā sa'īd jiddan li-ajliki yā Laylā.I am very happy for you, Layla.
- ليلى Laylaشكراً لك يا يوسف.shukran laka yā Yūsuf.Thank you, Youssef.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries هائل, CC BY-SA 4.0.
