طلسم

Arabic

Root
ط ل س م (ṭ-l-s-m)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, payment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤi.lasm/

Noun

طِلَسْم or طِلَّسْم • (ṭilasm or ṭillasm) m (plural طِلَسْمَات (ṭilasmāt) or طِلَّسْمَات (ṭillasmāt) or طَلَاسِم (ṭalāsim))

  1. enigma
  2. talisman
  3. seal inscribed with cryptic characters or words
  4. (plural: طلاسم) cryptogram
    Synonym: شِفْرَة (šifra, cipher; code)

Declension

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm).

Noun

طلسم • (telesm) (plural طلسم‌ها (telesm-hâ))

  1. enigma
  2. talisman
  3. cryptic characters or words
  • طلسم‌شده (telesm-šode)
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