تیله

Persian

Etymology

Of Iranic origin; perhaps entered standard Persian as a dialectal form or from another Iranian language.

Compare Classical Persian دیده (dīda, iris, eye), Middle Persian tytk' (*tīdag, pupil), and Baluchi تیلگ (tilag, eye).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰeː.lä]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰeː.lä]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰeː.lä]

Readings
Classical reading? tēla
Dari reading? tēla
Iranian reading? tile
Tajik reading? tela

Noun

تیله • (tile)

  1. marble
  2. (poetic, dialectal) eye, pupil

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: تيلة (tīla)

References

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