Surname · Arabic
هيكل
“big temple/palace”
هيكل (haykal) is a surname from Proto-West Semitic, ultimately from Sumerian. It is used in Arabic.
ArabicWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Haykal.
Meaning & origin
What it means
هيكل goes back to Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal), meaning “big temple/palace.”
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Where it comes from
هيكل comes from Proto-West Semitic, and ultimately from Sumerian.
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How it developed
From Akkadian ēkallum, from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal, “big temple/palace”).
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هيكل’s family of names
In Arabic usage, هيكل as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as HAYKAL.
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