طلسم

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Arabic

Root
ط ل س م (ṭ-l-s-m)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, payment).

Pronunciation

Noun

طِلَسْم or طِلَّسْم (ṭilasm or ṭillasmm (plural طِلَسْمَات (ṭilasmāt) or طِلَّسْمَات (ṭillasmāt) or طَلَاسِم (ṭalāsim))

  1. enigma
  2. talisman
  3. seal inscribed with cryptic characters or words
  4. (plural: طلاسم) cryptogram
    Synonym: شِفْرَة (šifra, cipher; code)

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Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm).

Noun

طلسم (telesm) (plural طلسم‌ها (telesm-hâ))

  1. enigma
  2. talisman
  3. cryptic characters or words

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