عیال

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Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِيَال (ʕiyāl).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? iyāl, ayāl
Dari reading? iyāl, ayāl
Iranian reading? iyâl, eyâl
Tajik reading? iyol, ayol

Noun

عیال • (iyāl／iyâl or ayāl／eyâl)

  1. plural of عیل (ayyil／eyyel, “wife, offspring”), wife (and offspring), household, family
    Synonyms: خاندان (xândân), فامیل (fâmil), عائله (â'ele)
    عیالش را طلاق داد.
    iyâlaš râ talâq dâd.
    He divorced his wife.
    او ده سر عیال دارد.
    u dah sar iyâl dârad.
    He has a family of ten members.
    • 13th century, Farīd ud-Dīn ʿAṭṭār, پندنامه [Pandnāma]‎:
      آدمی را چار چیز آرد شکست
      با تو گویم گوش دار ای حق‌پرست
      دشمن بسیار و وام بی‌شمار
      شغل بی‌حد و عیال بی‌قطار
      ādamē rā čār čīz ārad šikast
      bā tu gōyam gōš dār ay haq-parast
      dušman-i bisyār u wām-i bēšumār
      šuğl-i bēhadd u iyāl-i bēqitār
      Four things bring destruction upon men
      O' truthseeker, I will tell you, so listen
      Many enemies and countless loans
      Limitless work and dysfunctional families

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: əyal (“wife; family”)
  • → Kazakh: әйел (äiel, “woman; wife”)
  • → Turkmen: aýal (“(married) woman; wife”)
  • → Uyghur: ئايال (ayal, “woman; wife”)
  • → Uzbek: ayol (“woman”)

References

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