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heykel

heykel noun: the chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.

Noun

heykel (plural heykels)

  1. The chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.
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Forms of heykel

pluralheykels

Origin of heykel

Borrowed from Classical Persian هَیکَل (haykal), from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal).

Questions about heykel

What does heykel mean?
Heykel means the chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.
What part of speech is heykel?
Heykel is a noun.
What is the plural of heykel?
The plural of heykel is heykels.

Words near heykel in the dictionary

  1. Heygate
  2. Heygates
  3. Heying
  4. Heyings
  5. heyite
  6. heykel
  7. heykels
  8. Heyl
  9. heylerosaurid
  10. heylerosaurids
  11. Heyliger

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