ملول

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Arabic

Root
م ل ل (m l l)
6 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb مَلَّ (malla, to be affected by vexation).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مَلُول (malūl) (feminine مَلُولَة (malūla), masculine plural مَلُولُونَ (malūlūna), feminine plural مَلُولَات (malūlāt))

  1. passive participle of مَلَّ (malla)
    1. vexed low-spirited

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: məlul
  • Ottoman Turkish: ملول (melûl)
  • Persian: ملول

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَلُول (malūl).

Adjective

ملول (melul)

  1. sad, melancholy
  2. worried
  3. annoyed, vexed

Descendants

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “melûl”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ملول”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1222

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَلُول (malūl).

Adjective

Dari ملول
Iranian Persian
Tajik малӯл

ملول (malul)

  1. uninterested, jaded.
    • 14th Century, HAfez, Divan-e Hafez.
    • من که ملول گشتمی از نفس فرشتگان
      قال و مقال عالمی می کشم از برای تو.
  2. sad and dispirited.
    • 12th Century, Rumi, Masnavi-e Ma'navi.
    • تا تو تاریک و ملول و تیره‌ای
      دان که با دیو لعین همشیره‌ای.
  3. (Regional dialects) lukewarm, tepid, moderately warm.

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