سیلاب
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [saj.ˈlɑːβ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sej.lɒ́ːb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [se.lɔ́b], [säj.lɔ́b]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | saylāḇ |
| Dari reading? | sēlāb, saylāb |
| Iranian reading? | seylâb |
| Tajik reading? | selob, saylob |
Noun
[edit]| Dari | سیلاب |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | селоб, сайлоб |
سیلاب • (seylâb)
- flood, inundation; flooding
- سیلاب رودخانه ― seylâb-e rudxâne ― flooding (of a river)
- current, torrent
Derived terms
[edit]- سیلابی (seylâbi)
- دشت سیلابی (dašt-e seylâbi)
Descendants
[edit]- → Armenian: սելավ (selav), սելափ (selapʻ)
- → Azerbaijani: selab, selaf
- → Bengali: সয়লাব (śoẏlab)
- → Hindi: सैलाब (sailāb)
- → Ottoman Turkish: سیلاب (seylab)
References
[edit]- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “سیلاب”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian سیلاب (saylāb).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sɛː.lɑːb/
Noun
[edit]سَیلاب • (sailāb) m (Hindi spelling सैलाब)