یله کردن

Persian

Dari یله کردن
Iranian Persian
Tajik яла кардан

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • ایلا کردن (ēlā kardan / ilâ kardan) (Dari, colloquial)

Verb

یله کردن • (yala / yale) (present stem یله کن (yala kun / yale kon))

  1. to free, to liberate
  2. to drop, to let go
  3. to loosen
  4. (Kabuli) to divorce

Etymology 2

Verb

یله کردن • (yala / yale) (present stem یله کن (yala kun / yale kon)) (especially Iran, elsewhere uncommon)

  1. to bend
  2. to tilt

Further reading

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