گلیم

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Khalaj

Noun

گِلیم (gelîm) (definite accusative گِلیمی, plural گِلیملَر)

  1. Arabic spelling of gelîm (kilim, carpet)

Declension

Persian

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Etymology

Akin to Aramaic גלימא (galīmā, blanket, garment, cloth), both from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, cover, top, covering) derived from καλύπτω (kalúptō, to cover).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? gilīm
Dari reading? gilīm
Iranian reading? gelim
Tajik reading? gilim

Noun

Dari گلیم
Iranian Persian
Tajik гилим

گلیم (gelim) (plural گلیم‌ها (gelim-hâ))

  1. (archaic) a garment made out of wool
  2. a rug or carpet made out of coarse material, kilim

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Bashkir: келәм (keləm)
  • → Hindustani:
Hindi: गिलीम (gilīm)
Urdu: گلیم (gilīm)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گلیم (gilīm), from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, cover, top, covering) derived from καλύπτω (kalúptō, to cover).

Pronunciation

Noun

گلیم (gilīmm (Hindi spelling गिलीम)

  1. a garment made out of wool
  2. carpet
  3. rug
  4. blanket

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