لایه

Persian

Etymology

Likely related to آلای (âlây-, “(originally) to smear; (modern) to stain, to pollute”), which is from Proto-Iranian *dauH- (“to smear; to rub”).[1] Compare Sogdian δʾw (“plastering”). The word is not common in classical texts. Unrelated to English layer.

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

Readings
Classical reading? lāya
Dari reading? lāya
Iranian reading? lâye
Tajik reading? loya

Noun

لایه • (lâye) (plural لایه‌ها (lâye-hâ))

  1. layer
    پارچه دو لایه ― pârče-ye do lâye ― double-layered fabric
  2. (obsolete) adhesive mud; sediment

Derived terms
  • لایه لایه (lâye lâye)

References
  1. Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 69
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