طلسم

Arabic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “payment”).

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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