تمثیل

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَمْثِيل (tamṯīl).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /tam.ˈsiːl/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäm.síːl]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäm.síːl]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäm.síl̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæm.síːl̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäm.síl]

Readings
Classical reading^?	tamsīl
Dari reading^?	tamsīl
Iranian reading^?	tamsil
Tajik reading^?	tamsil

Noun

تمثیل • (tamsil)

allegory
Synonym: مثال (mesâl)

Descendants

→ Dhivehi: ތަމްސީލު (tam̊sīlu)
→ Kazakh: тәмсіл (tämsıl)
→ Uyghur: تەمسىل (temsil)