بلال

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See also: تلال

Arabic

Pronunciation

Proper noun

بِلَال (bilālm

  1. a male given name, Bilal

Declension

Persian

بلال

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 (balâl-hâ))

  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 (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