بلال

See also: تلال

Arabic

Pronunciation

  •  IPA(key): /bi.laːl/

Proper noun

بِلَال • (bilāl) m

  1. a male given name, Bilal

Declension

Declension of noun بِلَال (bilāl)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — بِلَال
bilāl 		—
nominative — بِلَالٌ
bilālun 		—
accusative — بِلَالًا
bilālan 		—
genitive — بِلَالٍ
bilālin 		—

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from an Indic language, compare Sanskrit पलाल (palāla, “stalk, straw”) and Hindi पलाल (palāl, “straw”). [1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? balāl
Dari reading? balāl
Iranian reading? balâl
Tajik reading? balol

Noun

بلال • (balâl) (plural بلال‌ها)

  1. maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)
    Synonyms: جواری (jovâri), ذرت (zorrat)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 233
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pálāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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