املا

Persian

Alternative forms
  • املاء (emlâ')

Etymology

From Arabic إِمْلَاء (ʔimlāʔ).

Noun

املا • (emlâ)

  1. spelling, orthography
  2. dictation

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian املا (imlā), from Arabic إِمْلَاء (ʔimlāʔ).

Pronunciation

Noun

اِمْلا • (imlā) m (Hindi spelling इम्ला)

  1. spelling, orthography
  2. material used on bricks, paints

References
  • “املا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “املا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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