زال

See also: رال

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ز و ل (z-w-l)

Verb

زَالَ • (zāla) I, non-past يَزُولُ‎ (yazūlu)

  1. (construed with عَن or مِن) to go away, withdraw (from)
  2. (construed with عَن or مِن) to leave, abandon (someone or something)
  3. to disappear
  4. to die down
    عَلَى نِطَاقٍ وَقْتِيٍّ فَلَكِيٍّ، النُّجُومُ مِثْلُ شَمْسِنَا سَتَزُولُ فِي وَقْتٍ قَصِيرٍ.
    ʕalā niṭāqin waqtiyyin falakiyyin, an-nujūmu miṯlu šamsinā satazūlu fī waqtin qaṣīrin.
    On an astronomical timescale, stars like our sun will die down in a short time.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Root
ز ي ل (z-y-l)

Verb

زَالَ • (zāla) I, non-past يَزَالُ‎ (yazālu)

  1. (copulative, in the negative) to still do, to still be, to continue, (literally) not to cease [+accusative]
    Synonyms: مَا بَرِحَ (mā bariḥa), مَا ٱنْفَكَّ (mā nfakka), مَا فَتِئَ (mā fatiʔa)
    أَلَا يَزَالُ أَذْكَى شَابٍّ فِي كُلِّ دِمَشْقَ؟
    ʔalā yazālu ʔaḏkā šābbin fī kulli dimašqa?
    Is he still the smartest guy in the whole of Damascus?
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:217:
      وَلَا يَزَالُونَ يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ حَتَّى يَرُدُّوكُمْ عَنْ دِينِكُمْ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَاعُوا
      walā yazālūna yuqātilūnakum ḥattā yaruddūkum ʕan dīnikum ʔini staṭāʕū
      And they still will fight you until they turn you back from your system if they are able.
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • مَا بَرِحَ (mā bariḥa)
  • مَا ٱنْفَكَّ (mā nfakka)
  • مَا فَتِئَ (mā fatiʔa)

Verb

زَالَ • (zāla) I, non-past يَزِيلُ‎ (yazīlu)

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Conjugation

Kashmiri

Etymology

From Sanskrit जाल (jāla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɑːl/

Noun

زال • (zāl) f (Devanagari ज़ाल)

  1. a net, snare, noose
  2. a cobweb
  3. any web-like texture
  4. a collection, mass
  5. illusion, deception

Noun

زال • (zāl) f (Devanagari ज़ाल)

  1. a disease of the eye

Noun

زال • (zāl) f (Devanagari ज़ाल)

  1. fever
  2. shivering caused by fever

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ز و ل
1 term

From Arabic زَالَ (zāla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaːl/
  • (file)

Verb

زال • (zāl) I (non-past يزول (yzūl))

  1. (intransitive) to remove
  2. (intransitive) to go away

Conjugation

    Conjugation of زال
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m زلت (zult) زلتي (zulti) زال (zāl) زلنا (zulna) زلتوا (zultu) زالوا (zālu)
f زالت (zālet)
non-past m نزول (nzūl) تزول (tzūl) يزول (yzūl) نزولوا (nzūlu) تزولوا (tzūlu) يزولوا (yzūlu)
f تزولي (tzūli) تزول (tzūl)
imperative m زول (zūl) زولوا (zūlu)
f زولي (zūli)

Persian

Dari زال
Iranian Persian
Tajik Зол

Etymology

perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (to grow old, to mature)

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? zāl
Dari reading? zāl
Iranian reading? zâl
Tajik reading? zol

Noun

زال • (zâl)

  1. albino

Adjective

زال • (zâl)

  1. albino
  2. grey-haired
  3. old, oldwoman [1]
    • c. 1280, Saadi :
      چه خوش گفت زالی به فرزند خویش/چو دیدش پلنگ افکن وپیلتن

Proper noun

زال • (zâl)

  1. (Iranian mythology) Zal
  2. a male given name, Zal

References

  1. , Dehkhoda Dictiobary.

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زال (zāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɑlə]

Noun

زالَ • (zāla) f (Devanagari जाल)

  1. woman

References

  • Khānu, Balocu (1960-1988) “زالَ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Ḥaidarābād, Sindhu: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
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