English
haikal
Haikal comes from Arabic هَيْكَل ‘temple’, and goes back to Sumerian e₂-gal ‘palace’.
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEe₂-galtransliteratedcuneiform e₂-gal, a transliteration‘palace’literally ‘big temple/palace’
- Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCEēkallumtransliteratedcuneiform ēkallum, a transliteration
- Arabicc. 500–presentهَيْكَلhaykal‘temple’
- Englishtodayhaikal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEe₂-galtransliteratedcuneiform e₂-gal, a transliteration‘palace’literally ‘big temple/palace’
- Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCEēkallumtransliteratedcuneiform ēkallum, a transliteration
- Arabicc. 500–presentهَيْكَلhaykal‘temple’
- Englishtodayhaikal
Every English word from Sumerian e₂-gal
Today it means
noun The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is often closed off by a screen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sumerian e₂-gal / haikal