English
Rahal
Rahal may come from Arabic رحال ‘traveller, voyager’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentرحالraḥḥāl‘traveller, voyager’uncertain
- EnglishtodayRahal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentرحالraḥḥāl‘traveller, voyager’uncertain
- EnglishtodayRahal
The story
Perhaps borrowed from Arabic رحال (raḥḥāl, “traveller, voyager”).
Every English word from Arabic رحال
Today it means
name A surname from Arabic, variously said to be found in Algeria, Lebanon, Syria, or Punjab.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic رحال / Rahal