آله
Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlwh /āluh/, “eagle”) (Manichaean Middle Persian [Manichaean needed] (ʾʾlwf /āluf/)). Compare Gilaki الوغ (aluğ), Mazanderani اله (alle), Northern Kurdish eylo / êlo, Central Kurdish ھەڵۆ (hello) and Bakhtiari آلو (âlō), as well as արծուի (arcui).
From Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s, from *h₂erǵ- (“white, glittering”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬟𐬌𐬌𐬀 (ərəzifiia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaː.ˈluh/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.lʊ́ʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒː.lóʱ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔ.lúʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | āluh |
| Dari reading? | āloh |
| Iranian reading? | âloh |
| Tajik reading? | oluh |
Noun
| Dari | آله |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | олуҳ |
آله • (âloh)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “اله”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “āluh”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaː.ˈla/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.lä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒː.le]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔ.lä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | āla |
| Dari reading? | āla |
| Iranian reading? | âle |
| Tajik reading? | ola |
Noun
آله • (âla)
- alternative form of آلت