له
Arabic
Preposition
لَهُ • (lahu)
- third-person singular masculine of لِـ (li-)
Malay
Particle
له
Interjection
له
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Ruthenian лѧхъ sg (ljax, “a Pole”) and лѧхи pl (ljaxy, “Poland”), from Old East Slavic лѧхъ m sg (lęxŭ, “a Pole”) and лѧхове m pl (lęxove, “Poland”), from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ.
Noun
له • (Leh)
- a Pole
- Synonym: لهلی (lehli)
Derived terms
- لهستان (Lehistan)
Descendants
Proper noun
له • (Leh)
- synonym of لهستان, Poland (a country in Central Europe)
Derived terms
- لهجه (lehce)
- لهلی (lehli)
Etymology 2
From Arabic لَهُ (lahu) (pronounced as لَه (lah) in pausa), third-person singular masculine of لِـ (li-), possibly through Persian له (lah).
Prepositional phrase
له • (leh or lehü [when followed by the Arabic definite article]) (in certain Arabic phrases)
Derived terms
- لهنده (lehinde)
- لهنه (lehine)
- مَحْكُومٌ لَه (mahkûmün leh)
See also
- علیه (aleyh)
References
- Karapetean, Petros Zēkʻi (1912) “له”, in Mec baṙaran ōsmanerēnē hayerēn [Great Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary], Constantinople: Aršak Karōean, page 715a
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “له”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1645
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “leh 2”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “له”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, pages 1084–1085
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “leh”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2951
Persian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈlih/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [le̞ʱ], [läʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [leʱ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [leʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | lih |
| Dari reading? | leh, lah |
| Iranian reading? | leh |
| Tajik reading? | leh |
- Rhymes: -eh (In Iran)
Adjective
له • (lih / leh) (chiefly Iran, uncommon elsewhere)
Derived terms
- له کردن (lih kardan / leh kardan, “to crush”)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Sanskrit रस (rasa). The original meaning must have meant "juice".
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈlah/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [läʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [læʱ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [läʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | lah |
| Dari reading? | lah |
| Iranian reading? | lah |
| Tajik reading? | lah |
Noun
له • (lah)
Derived terms
- لهیدن (lahīdan / lahidan)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish له (Leh, “Pole”), from Old East Slavic лѧхъ (lęxŭ, “Pole”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈlah/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [läʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [læʱ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [läʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | lah |
| Dari reading? | lah |
| Iranian reading? | lah |
| Tajik reading? | lah |
Proper noun
له • (lah)
Noun
له • (lah)
- (obsolete) Pole
Related terms
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Arabic لَهُ (lahu, “to him”) (pronounced لَه (lah) in pausa), third-person singular masculine of لِـ (li-).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈlah/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [läʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [læʱ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [läʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | lah |
| Dari reading? | lah |
| Iranian reading? | lah |
| Tajik reading? | lah |
(when followed by the Arabic definite article):
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈla.hu/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [lǽ.ɦʊ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [lǽ.ɦo]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [lǽ.ɦu]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | láhu |
| Dari reading? | lahu |
| Iranian reading? | laho |
| Tajik reading? | lahu |
Prepositional phrase
| Dari | له |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | лаҳ, лаҳу |
له • (lah / lah or lahu / laho) (in certain Arabic phrases)
Derived terms
- محکومٌ له (mahkūmun lah / mahkumon lah)
See also
- علیه (alayh / aleyh)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “له”, in New Persian–English dictionary, volume 2, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 773