دلبند

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • دولبند‎ (dülbent, tülbent), تولبند‎ (tülbent)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دلبند‎ (dolband).

Noun

دلبند • (dülbend)

  1. muslin, any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth
  2. kind of gauzy cotton used in the production of turbans
  3. cheesecloth, a loosely woven cotton gauze used to wrap cheese

Derived terms

  • دلبند آغاسی‎ (dülbend ağası, “valet who had charge of the muslins”)
  • دلبند لاله‎ (dülbend lale, “white tulip”)
  • دلبندجی‎ (dülbendci, “seller of muslins”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: tülbent (“muslin, cheesecloth”)
  • → Dutch: tulband (“turban”) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Italian: turbante (“turban”) (see there for further descendants)
  • → New Latin: tulipan, tulipa (“tulip”)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

From دل‎ (del, “heart”) + بند‎ (band-), بستن‎ (bastan). See also دل بستن‎ (del bastan, “to love”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /dilˈband/

Adjective

دلبند • (delband)[1]

  1. beloved

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /dulˈband/

Noun

دلبند • (dolband)[1]

  1. Alternative form of دولبند‎ (dolband, “turban, diadem, hat”)

References

  1. Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دلبند”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
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