ul

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ul"

Translingual

Etymology

From u- (micro-) +‎ l (litre).

Symbol

ul

  1. (metrology, informal, proscribed) Alternative form of µl.

English

Noun

ul (plural uls)

  1. (computing) Alternative form of UL (upload).

Verb

ul (third-person singular simple present uls, present participle uling, simple past and past participle uled)

  1. (computing) Alternative form of UL (upload).

Anagrams

Akkadian

Etymology

Probably from 𒅇 (u) + 𒆷𒀀 (), thus corresponding to Biblical Hebrew וְלֹא (wə-loʔ). Compare also Biblical Hebrew אַל (ʔal).

Pronunciation

Particle

ul

  1. (negation) not (in main clauses)
    𒀀𒅗𒀠 𒀀𒇷𒅎 𒌑𒌌 𒉌𒄷𒊻
    [akal ālim ul nīḫuz]
    a-ka-al a-li-im u₂-ul ni-ḫu-uz
    We did not take the food of the town.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒌑𒌌 (u₂-ul)

References

  • “ul”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wala, from *wol-o-, o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *wel- (press together) (compare Lithuanian valýti (to clean), Ancient Greek εἰλέω (eiléō, press together)). Variant unj is from *ulnj, from Proto-Albanian *walnja, a causative of the previous.

Verb

ul (aorist ula, participle ulur)

  1. to sit down, put (someone/something) on a seat (or on the ground)
    Ulem.
    I'm sitting down (I'm taking a seat).
    (mediopassive)
  2. to lower, put down
    Ilir, uli krahët.
    Ilir, put your arms down.
  3. to bend, tilt down
  4. to seat; land an airplane
  5. to decrease, reduce, diminish
  6. to close
    uli sytë
    close your eyes
  7. to pull down (a skirt or shirt, clothes in general)
  8. (figurative) to demote; degrade, debase

Conjugation

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • [2] verb "ul" (engl.: lower, put down) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)

Angguruk Yali

Noun

ul

  1. ash

References

Breton

Article

ul

  1. a/an

See also

Kabyle

Map of the pronunciation of the word ul[1]

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *ulβ, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib- (heart).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ul/
    • (Greater Kabylia, Lesser Kabylia) IPA(key): [ul], [ulʳ]
    • (Greater Kabylia) IPA(key): [uj], [ulʲ]
    • (Lesser Kabylia) IPA(key): [ud͡z]

Noun

ul m (plural ulawen)

  1. heart

Inflection

Inflection of ul
singular plural
Free state ul wul
Construct state ulawen wulawen

References

  1. ^ Saïd Guerrab (2014), Analyse dialectométrique des parlers berbères de Kabylie (in French) (PhD Thesis), Paris: Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, pages 234-235

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hullu. Cognates include Finnish hullu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈul/, [ˈul]

Adjective

ul

  1. crazy
  2. wild

Declension

Declension of ul (99)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) ul ūlõd
genitive (genitīv) ul ūlõd
partitive (partitīv) ullõ ūlidi
dative (datīv) ullõn ūlõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) ullõks ūlõdõks
illative (illatīv) ullõ ūliž
inessive (inesīv) ulsõ ūlis
elative (elatīv) ulstõ ūlist

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “ul”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[3] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Probably related to hyl.

Noun

ul m (definite singular ulen, indefinite plural ular, definite plural ulane)

  1. a howl

Etymology 2

Verb

ul

  1. imperative of ula

Etymology 3

Adjective

ul (neuter ult, definite singular and plural ule, comparative ulare, indefinite superlative ulast, definite superlative ulaste)

  1. half-rotten

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ul, from Proto-Slavic *ulьjь.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈul/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ul
  • Syllabification: ul

Noun

ul m inan (diminutive ulik, related adjective ulowy)

  1. hive, beehive
  2. (slang) prison

Declension

Derived terms

adjctives
  • ulowaty
nouns

References

  • Fortescue, Michael; Vajda, Edward (2022), Mid-Holocene Language Connections between Asia and North America (Brill's Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas; 17)‎[4], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 257

Further reading

  • ul in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ul in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • *UL”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 06.11.2018
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “ul”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar ilo and Oromo ulee.

Noun

ul ?

  1. stick

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit اول (ul, heart), from Proto-Berber *ulβ (heart), from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib- (heart).

Cognates include Zenaga ūy (heart), Tamasheq ulh (heart), Tarifit (heart), Egyptian jb (heart), Akkadian 𒊮 (libbum), and Arabic لُبّ (lubb, heart).

Pronunciation

Noun

ul m (plural ulawn, Tifinagh spelling ⵓⵍ, Arabic spelling اول)

  1. heart
    سبحانه ، اولاون اغ يتّمناد ربّي.
    Subḥanahu, ulawn a ġ ittmnad Ṛbbi.
    Praise be to him, it is in the hearts that God looks.

Inflection

Inflection of ul
singular plural
free state ul ulawn
construct state wul wulawn

Derived terms

  • ulawn n tayni (palm branches)

See also

  • tasa (liver)
  • turin (lungs)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2865b
  • Marijn van Putten (2011), Nouns of the CVC and CC type in Berber (Thesis), The Netherlands: Leiden University, page 21
  • Maarten Kossmann (1999), Essai sur la phonologie du proto-berbère (Grammatical analyses of african languages; 12) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: ‎Rüdiger Köppe, →ISBN, page 82

Tuareg

Alternative forms

  • ulh (Tamasheq)

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *ulβ, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib- (heart).

Noun

ul m (plural ulawen)

  1. (Tamahaq) heart

West Flemish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /øl/
  • Rhymes: -øl

Noun

ul m (plural uls, diminutive ulletje)

  1. lid (top or cover of a container)