| Afrikaans | English |
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| siel | heart; life‐blood; mind; pith; psyche; soul |
| hoe meer siele, hoe meer vreugde | the more the merrier |
| met hart en siel | with one’s whole heart; wholeheartedly |
| met jou siel onder jou arm loop | be at a loose end |
| na siel en liggaam | in mind and body |
| nie ’n lewende siel nie | not a soul |
| besiel | animate; energize; ensoul; inform; infuse; inspire; animated; vital; dithyrambic; inspirit; invigorate; prompt; quicken; spirit; take; tone up; vivify |
| kleinsielig | petty; pusillanimous; small‐minded |
| ontsiel | disanimate; exanimate |
| sieldodend | soul‐deadening |
| sieleadel | nobility of mind |
| sielegrootheid | magnanimity |
| sieleleed | grief |
| sielelewe | psychic life; psychical life |
| sielesorg | care of souls |
| sieletal | number of inhabitants |
| sieletroos | spiritual comfort |
| sielevrede | peace of mind |
| sielevreugde | soul’s delight |
| sielkunde | psychology |
| sielkundig | psychological; psychic |
| sielloos | exanimate; lifeless; soulless |
| sielmis | requiem |
| sielroerend | pathetic; soulful; soul‐searching; touching |
| sielsangs | mental agony |
| sielservaring | mental experience |
| sielsgebrek | defect of the mind |
| sielsiek | mentally deranged; psychopathic; soul‐sick |
| sielsieke | mental patient; psychopath |
| sielsiekte | psychosis; mental derangement; mental disease; psychopathy |
| sielskrag | fortitude |
| sielsmart | agony; grief; heartache; sorrow |
| sielsrus | equanimity; tranquility; tranquillity |
| sielstryd | death‐struggle; spiritual struggle |
| sielsverdriet | mental distress |
| sielsverheug | overjoyed |
| sielsverhuising | metempsychosis; transmigration of souls; transmigration of the soul |
| sielsverlange | fervent desire |
| sielsverrukking | ecstasy; rapture |
| sielsvervoering | ecstasy |
| sielsvriend | soulmate |
| sielverheffend | inspiring; soulful; uplifting |
| sielverkoper | bawd; crimp |
| sielversorger | spiritual advisor |
| volksiel | national spirit |