سیلان

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Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سَيَلَان (sayalān).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? sayalān
Dari reading? sayalān
Iranian reading? seyalân
Tajik reading? sayalon

Noun

سَیَلان (sayalân)

  1. flow; flux
    Synonym: جریان (jaryân)
  2. flood

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? saylān
Dari reading? saylān
Iranian reading? seylân
Tajik reading? saylon

Proper noun

سیلان (seylân)

  1. Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
    Synonym: سراندیپ (sarândip)
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