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From Dutch ziel, from Middle Dutch siele, from Old Dutch sēla, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.

siel (plural siele, diminutive sieltjie)

  1. soul

From Arabic سَأَلَ (saʔala, “to ask”). Compare Moroccan Arabic سال (sāl, “to be owed money”).

siel (imperfect jsil, past participle misul, verbal noun tisjil)

  1. to be owed money

Borrowed from Tok Pisin sel, from English sail, from Middle English saile, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

siel

  1. sail
  2. tent

From Old Frisian sēla, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.

siel c (plural sielen, diminutive sieltsje)

  1. soul