یله

Persian

Dari یله
Iranian Persian
Tajik яла

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? yala
Dari reading? yala
Iranian reading? yale
Tajik reading? yala

Adjective

یله • (yala / yale)

  1. freed, liberated, unrestrained
  2. abandoned
Derived terms
verbs
  • یله دادن (yala dādan / yale dâdan, to let go, to leave)
  • یله کردن (yala kardan / yale kardan, to release, to free)
nouns
  • یله گرد (yala gard / yale gard, hoodlum) (Dari)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? yala
Dari reading? yala
Iranian reading? yale
Tajik reading? yala

Noun

یله • (yala / yale) (especially Iran, elsewhere uncommon)

  1. bent
  2. inclined
  3. tilted, leaning
Derived terms
  • یله دادن (yala dādan / yale dâdan, to lean)
  • یله کردن (yala kardan / yale kardan, to bend)

Further reading

  • Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “یله”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “یله”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
  • یله”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013
  • یله”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025