املا

Persian

Alternative forms

  • املی (imlē / emli) (archaic)
  • املاء (imlā' / emlâ')

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic أَمْلَى (ʔamlā)
    Arabic إِمْلَاء (ʔimlāʔ)bor.
    Persian املا

    Borrowed from Arabic إِمْلَاء (ʔimlāʔ), from أَمْلَى (ʔamlā).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? imlā
    Dari reading? imlā
    Iranian reading? emlâ
    Tajik reading? imlo

    Noun

    املا • (imlā / emlâ) (Tajik spelling имло)

    1. spelling, orthography
    2. dictation

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian اِمْلَا (imlā), from Arabic إِمْلَاء (ʔimlāʔ).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    اِمْلا • (imlā) m (Hindi spelling इम्ला)

    1. spelling, orthography
    2. material used on bricks, paints

    References

    • “املا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • “املا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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