لالا

Khalaj

Noun

لالا (lâla) (definite accusative لالاݧ, plural لالالار)

  1. Arabic spelling of lâla (“brother”)

Declension
Declension of لالا
singular plural
nominative لالا لالالار
genitive لالاݧ لالالارؽݧ
dative لالاقا لالالارقا
definite accusative لالاݧ لالالارؽ
locative لالاچا لالالارچا
ablative لالادا لالالاردا
instrumental لالالا لالالارلا
equative لالاوارا لالالاروارا

Malay

Noun

لالا (plural لالا-لالا or لالا۲, informal 1st possessive لالاکو, 2nd possessive لالامو, 3rd possessive لالاڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of lala

Persian

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [lɑː.lɑː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [lɑː.lɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [lɔː.lɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? lālā
Dari reading? lālā
Iranian reading? lâlâ
Tajik reading? lolo

Etymology 1

Sound-symbolic; compare English lullaby, lull.

Noun

لالا • (lâlâ)

  1. (childish) sleep

Interjection

لالا • (lâlâ)

  1. Used to hush a baby to sleep.

Etymology 2

A nursery word probably originally referring to brothers; compare Baluchi لالا (lálá, “brother”), Pashto لالا (lālā, term used to address an elder brother).

Noun

لالا • (lâlâ)

  1. (archaic) tutor; especially, tutor of royal princes or other noble children
  2. (colloquial Dari) elder brother
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: lələ
  • → Hindustani: lālā
    Urdu: لالا (lālā)
  • → Khalaj: lâla
  • → Ottoman Turkish: لالا (lâlâ)
  • → Ushojo: لالا

Ushojo

Etymology

From Dari لالا (lālā).

Noun

لالا (lālā)

  1. older brother, elder brother
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