دلال

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root د ل ل‎ (d-l-l).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /da.laːl/

Noun

دَلَال • (dalāl) m

verbal noun of دَلَّ‎ (dalla) (form I)
coquetry, coquettishness

Declension

Declension of noun دَلَال (dalāl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَلَال dalāl	الدَّلَال‎ ad-dalāl	دَلَال dalāl
Nominative	دَلَالٌ dalālun	الدَّلَالُ‎ ad-dalālu	دَلَالُ dalālu
Accusative	دَلَالًا‎ dalālan	الدَّلَالَ‎ ad-dalāla	دَلَالَ dalāla
Genitive	دَلَالٍ dalālin	الدَّلَالِ‎ ad-dalāli	دَلَالِ dalāli

Etymology 2

Occupational noun from the root د ل ل‎ (d-l-l).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dal.laːl/

Noun

دَلَّال • (dallāl) m (plural دَلَّالُون‎ (dallālūn))

somebody who procures business agreements. auctioneer, broker, pimp, etc.

Declension

Declension of noun دَلَّال (dallāl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَلَّال dallāl	الدَّلَّال‎ ad-dallāl	دَلَّال dallāl
Nominative	دَلَّالٌ dallālun	الدَّلَّالُ‎ ad-dallālu	دَلَّالُ dallālu
Accusative	دَلَّالًا‎ dallālan	الدَّلَّالَ‎ ad-dallāla	دَلَّالَ dallāla
Genitive	دَلَّالٍ dallālin	الدَّلَّالِ‎ ad-dallāli	دَلَّالِ dallāli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَلَّالَيْن‎ dallālayn	الدَّلَّالَيْن‎ ad-dallālayn	دَلَّالَيْ‎ dallālay
Nominative	دَلَّالَانِ‎ dallālāni	الدَّلَّالَانِ‎ ad-dallālāni	دَلَّالَا‎ dallālā
Accusative	دَلَّالَيْنِ‎ dallālayni	الدَّلَّالَيْنِ‎ ad-dallālayni	دَلَّالَيْ‎ dallālay
Genitive	دَلَّالَيْنِ‎ dallālayni	الدَّلَّالَيْنِ‎ ad-dallālayni	دَلَّالَيْ‎ dallālay
Plural	sound masculine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَلَّالِين‎ dallālīn	الدَّلَّالِين‎ ad-dallālīn	دَلَّالِي‎ dallālī
Nominative	دَلَّالُونَ‎ dallālūna	الدَّلَّالُونَ‎ ad-dallālūna	دَلَّالُو‎ dallālū
Accusative	دَلَّالِينَ‎ dallālīna	الدَّلَّالِينَ‎ ad-dallālīna	دَلَّالِي‎ dallālī
Genitive	دَلَّالِينَ‎ dallālīna	الدَّلَّالِينَ‎ ad-dallālīna	دَلَّالِي‎ dallālī

Descendants

→ Armenian: դալլալ (dallal), դալալ (dalal)

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic دَلَّال‎ (dallāl).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /dalˈlɑːl/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /dalˈlɑːl/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /dælˈlɒːl/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /dalˈlɔl/

Noun

دَلّال • (dallâl)

somebody who procures business agreements: auctioneer, broker, pimp, etc.
- 1177, Farīd ud-Dīn ʿAṭṭār, “حکایت پیرزنی که به ده کلاوه ریسمان خریدار یوسف شد [The Tale of an Old Woman who Bid for Joseph with Ten Hanks of Thread]”, in منطق الطیر [The Conference of the Birds], lines 2605—2607:
  ‏در میان جمع آمد در خروش، گفت ای دلال کنعانی فروش، ز آرزوی این پسر سر گشته‌ام.‎‎
  dar miyân-e jam' âmad dar xoruš, goft ey dallâl kan'âni foruš, ze ârzu-ye in pesar sar-gašte-am.
  In the middle of the throng, she came while crying, saying "O auctioneer! Sell the Canaanite [to me]; I am mad with longing for this boy."

Descendants

→ Armenian: դալալ (dalal)
→ Assamese: দালাল (dalal)
→ Middle Bengali: দালাল (dalal)
- Bengali: দালাল (dalal)
→ Gujarati: દલાલ (dalāl)
→ Old Hindi: दलाल (dalāla)
- Hindustani: dalāl
  Hindi: दलाल
  - → Burmese: ဒလန် (da.lan)
  - → English: dalal, dalaal, Dalal
  Urdu: دَلَال‎
→ Kannada: ದಲಾಲ (dalāla)
→ Maithili: dalāl
Tirhuta script: 𑒠𑒪𑒰𑒪

Devanagari script: दलाल
→ Malayalam: ദല്ലാലി (dallāli)
→ Marathi: दलाल (dalāl)
→ Marwari: दलाल (dalāl)
→ Oriya: ଦଲାଲ (dôlalô)
→ Old Punjabi: ਦਲਾਲੁ (dalālu)
- Punjabi: dalāl
  Gurmukhi script: ਦਲਾਲ
  Shahmukhi script: دَلال‎
→ Sindhi:
Arabic script: دَلالُ‎

Devanagari script: दलालु
→ Tamil: தலால் (talāl)
→ Telugu: దలాలీ (dalālī)

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَلَال‎ (dalāl).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /dalɑːl/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /dalɒːl/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /dælɒːl/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /dalɔːl/

Noun

دَلال • (dalâl)

coquetry
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, Reynold A. Nicholson, transl., مثنوی معنوی‎ [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 1752:
  ‏من دلش جسته به صد ناز و دلال، او بهانه کرده با من از ملال‌.‎‎
  man del-aš joste be sad nâz o dalâl, u bahâne karde bâ man az malâl.
  I sought [to win] His heart with a hundred airs and graces, [but] He made excuses to me in disdain.

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