گلیم

Persian

Etymology

Akin to Aramaic גלימא‎ (galīmā, “blanket, garment, cloth”), both from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, “cover, top, covering”) derived from καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”).

Noun

گلیم • (gelim) (plural گلیم‌ها‎ (gelim-hâ))

  1. (archaic) a garment made out of wool
  2. a rug or carpet made out of coarse material, kilim

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Bashkir: келәм (keläm)
  • → Hindustani:
Hindi: गिलीम (gilīm)
Urdu: گلیم‎ (gilīm)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گلیم‎ (gilīm), from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, “cover, top, covering”) derived from καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”).

Noun

گلیم • (gilīm) m (Hindi spelling गिलीम)

  1. a garment made out of wool
  2. carpet
  3. rug
  4. blanket
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