English
Tawil
Tawil comes from Arabic طَوِيل ‘long, tall’, and goes back to جَيِّد ‘good’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentجَيِّدjayyid‘good’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentطَوِيلṭawīl‘long, tall’
- EnglishtodayTawil
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentجَيِّدjayyid‘good’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentطَوِيلṭawīl‘long, tall’
- EnglishtodayTawil
The story
This surname is predominantly found in Jordan and Lybia.
Every English word from Arabic جَيِّد
Today it means
name A surname from Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic جَيِّد / Tawil