ul

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ul"

Translingual

Etymology

From u- (“micro-”) +‎ l (“litre”).

Symbol

ul

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

English

Contraction

ul

  1. Alternative form of ull

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 (lā), 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)‎[2], 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

Standard Albanian conjugation of ul (active voice)

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participle ulur
gerund duke ulur
infinitive për të ulur
singular plural
1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers. 1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers.
indicative present ul ul ul ulim ulni ulin
imperfect ulja ulje ulte ulnim ulnit ulnin
aorist ula ule uli ulëm ulët ulën
perfect kam ulur ke ulur ka ulur kemi ulur keni ulur kanë ulur
past perfect kisha ulur kishe ulur kishte ulur kishim ulur kishit ulur kishin ulur
aorist II pata ulur pate ulur pati ulur patëm ulur patët ulur patën ulur
future1 do të ul do të ulësh do të ulë do të ulim do të ulni do të ulin
future perfect2 do të kem ulur do të kesh ulur do të ketë ulur do të kemi ulur do të keni ulur do të kenë ulur
subjunctive present të ul të ulësh të ulë të ulim të ulni të ulin
imperfect të ulja të ulje të ulte të ulnim të ulnit të ulnin
perfect të kem ulur të kesh ulur të ketë ulur të kemi ulur të keni ulur të kenë ulur
past perfect të kisha ulur të kishe ulur të kishte ulur të kishim ulur të kishit ulur të kishin ulur
conditional1, 2 imperfect do të ulja do të ulje do të ulte do të ulnim do të ulnit do të ulnin
past perfect do të kisha ulur do të kishe ulur do të kishte ulur do të kishim ulur do të kishit ulur do të kishin ulur
optative present ulsha ulsh ultë ulshim ulshi ulshin
perfect paça ulur paç ulur pastë ulur paçim ulur paçit ulur paçin ulur
admirative present ulkam ulke ulka ulkemi ulkeni ulkan
imperfect ulkësha ulkëshe ulkësh ulkëshim ulkëshit ulkëshin
perfect paskam ulur paske ulur paska ulur paskemi ulur paskeni ulur paskan ulur
past perfect paskësha ulur paskëshe ulur paskësh ulur paskëshim ulur paskëshit ulur paskëshin ulur
imperative present — ul — — ulni —
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect
Standard Albanian conjugation of ul (mediopassive conjugation)

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participle ulur
gerund duke u ulur
infinitive për t'u ulur
singular plural
1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers. 1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers.
indicative present ulem ulesh ulet ulemi uleni ulen
imperfect ulesha uleshe ulesh (ulej) uleshim uleshit uleshin
aorist u ula u ule u ul u ulëm u ulët u ulën
perfect jam ulur je ulur është ulur jemi ulur jeni ulur janë ulur
past perfect isha ulur ishe ulur ishte ulur ishim ulur ishit ulur ishin ulur
aorist II qeshë ulur qe ulur qe ulur qemë ulur qetë ulur qenë ulur
future1 do të ulem do të ulesh do të ulet do të ulemi do të uleni do të ulen
future perfect2 do të jem ulur do të jesh ulur do të jetë ulur do të jemi ulur do të jeni ulur do të jenë ulur
subjunctive present të ulem të ulesh të ulet të ulemi të uleni të ulen
imperfect të ulesha të uleshe të ulesh (ulej) të uleshim të uleshit të uleshin
perfect të jem ulur të jesh ulur të jetë ulur të jemi ulur të jeni ulur të jenë ulur
past perfect të isha ulur të ishe ulur të ishte ulur të ishim ulur të ishit ulur të ishin ulur
conditional1, 2 imperfect do të ulesha do të uleshe do të ulesh (ulej) do të uleshim do të uleshit do të uleshin
past perfect do të isha ulur do të ishe ulur do të ishte ulur do të ishim ulur do të ishit ulur do të ishin ulur
optative present u ulsha u ulsh u ultë u ulshim u ulshi u ulshin
perfect qofsha ulur qofsh ulur qoftë ulur qofshim ulur qofshit ulur qofshin ulur
admirative present u ulkam u ulke u ulka u ulkemi u ulkeni u ulkan
imperfect u ulkësha u ulkëshe u ulkësh (ulkej) u ulkëshim u ulkëshit u ulkëshin
perfect qenkam ulur qenke ulur qenka ulur qenkemi ulur qenkeni ulur qenkan ulur
past perfect qenkësha ulur qenkëshe ulur qenkësh ulur qenkëshim ulur qenkëshit ulur qenkëshin ulur
imperative present — ulu — — uluni —
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • [3] 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

Inherited 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. (anatomy) heart
  2. emotional center (affection, love, desire, hope, etc.)

Inflection

Inflection of ul
singular plural
free state ul ulawen
annexed state wul wulawen

References

  • Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎[4], retrieved 2025
  • Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France
  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/, [ˈulː]

Adjective

ul (comparative (ve’l) jo ul, superlative amā ul)

  1. crazy, insane, mad
  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]‎[5] (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/
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  • Rhymes: -ul
  • Syllabification: ul

Noun

ul m inan (diminutive ulik, related adjective ulowy)

  1. hive, beehive
    • 1992, Tadeusz Konwicki, Bohiń, Wrocław: Siedmioróg:
      W białej szacie, w kapeluszu z welonem okrywającym twarz, z dymnikiem w ręku, którym odstraszał pszczoły, chodził od ula do ula, podnosił daszki gontowe, zaglądał do środka i coś tam poprawiał w tym wnętrzu wypełnionym buczeniem rozdrażnionych pszczół.
      In a white robe, a hat with a veil covering his face, and with a bee smoker in his hand that he scared the bees off with, he went from hive to hive, lifting the shingle roofs, looking inside and adjusting something in that interior filled with the humming of irritated bees.
    • 1995, Jan Józef Szczepański, Polska jesień, Wrocław: Siedmioróg:
      Jednym skokiem znalazł się przy Kanterze i pociągnął go za sobą. Pobiegłem za nimi, zaciskając zęby. Maleńki ogródek, który jeszcze niedawno urągał grozie wojny jaskrawością georginii i astrów, był teraz smutnym, rozkopanym ugorem, śmietniskiem poprzewracanych i połamanych ulów, nad którymi rój rozwścieczonych owadów wirował brzęczącą chmarą w skwarze i dławiącej woni prochu.
      In a single leap, he was at Kanter's side and dragged him along. I ran after them, gritting my teeth. The tiny garden, which not long ago had defied the horrors of war with its daffodils and asters, was now a sad, dug-up wasteland, a dumping ground of overturned and broken beehives, over which a swarm of angry insects swirled in a buzzing cloud amidst the scorching heat and the choking smell of gunpowder.
    • 2007, Wiesław Myśliwski, Traktat o łuskaniu fasoli, Kraków: Społeczny Instytut Znak, →ISBN:
      Nie zaczynała jeszcze gryka kwitnąć, już wstawiał w nią ule. Chodziłem patrzeć, jak wybiera z tych uli miód.
      The buckwheat hadn't even begun to bloom yet, and he was already putting beehives in it. I would go and watch him extract honey from these hives.
  2. (slang) prison

Declension

Declension of ul
singular plural
nominative ul ule
genitive ula uli/ulów
dative ulowi ulom
accusative ul ule
instrumental ulem ulami
locative ulu ulach
vocative ulu ule

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)‎[6], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 257: “ul”

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 earlier *ʔuló or ʔulé. Cognate with Maay ul, Jiiddu olé, Oromo ulee, Afar ilo.

Noun

úl f (definite usha)

  1. stick

Inflection

Declension of úl
Singular Plural
Absolutive úl uló

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit اُولْ (ul, “heart”)[1], from Proto-Berber *ulβ (“heart”)[2], metathesized from earlier *lŭb, ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib- (“heart”)[3].

Cognate with Zenaga ūy (“heart”), Tamasheq ulh (“heart”), Egyptian jb (“heart”), and Proto-Semitic *libb- (“heart”), whence Akkadian 𒊮 (libbum), and Arabic لُبّ (lubb).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. heart
    سبحانَهُ ، 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
annexed state wul wulawn

Derived terms

  • ulawn n tayni (“palm branches”)

See also

References

  1. ^ Ibn Tunart (a. 1172), Kitāb Al-Asmā’‎[1], sourced from Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l'homme, Cité numérique de la Méditerranée (Cinumed), page 8
  2. ^ Marijn van Putten (2019), “Introducción al estudio diacrónico del bereber”, in José Juan Batista Rodríguez, editor, Estudios sobre toponimia canaria prehispánica (in Spanish), Academia Canaria De La Lengua, →ISBN, pages 273, 291, 296
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E.; Stolbova, Olga V. (1995), Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill, page 345
  • 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
  • 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)
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