طولاب

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian دولاب (dulâb, “water-wheel”).

Noun

طولاب • (dolab)

  1. thing which turns round, such as a water wheel or a treadmill
  2. tradesman's or merchant's business, vortex of affairs
  3. giddiness, vertigo, a sensation of loss of balance
  4. drum belly, hoove, tympanites, a disease in cattle
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian دولاب (dolâb, “cupboard; closet”).

Noun

طولاب • (dolab)

  1. cupboard, sideboard, board used to openly hold dishware
  2. turnstile, a rotating cupboard which divides the harem from the selamlik
  3. (figuratively) trick, intrigue, fraud, machination
    Synonyms: اویون (oyun), كلاه (“külah”)
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