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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic دَلِيل (dalīl).
Pronunciation
Noun
دلیل • (delil)
- indicium, argument, piece of evidence
- guide, who shows the way, pilot
- a kind of cavalryman in the ancient Ottoman army
Descendants
Persian
Etymology
Borrowing from Arabic دَلِيل (dalīl).
Pronunciation
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dalīl
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| Dari reading?
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dalīl
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dalil
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dalil
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Noun
دلیل • (dalil)
- reason, cause
به دلیل ترس از من اطاعت میکند. (more literary)- be dalil-e tars az man etâ'at mi-konad.
- He/she obeys me because of fear.
به دلیل ترس ازم اطاعت میکنه. (more colloquial)- be dalil-e tars az-am etâ'at mi-kone.
- He/she obeys me because of fear.
- proof, evidence
- argument
- guide (one who shows the way)
Descendants