سیلاب

Persian

Etymology

‎ (seyl) +‎ ‎ (âb).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /sajˈlɑːb/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /sajˈlɔb/

Noun

سیلاب • (seylâb)

flood, inundation; flooding
‏‎ ― seylâb-e rudxâne ― flooding (of a river)
current, torrent

Derived terms

سیلابی‎ (seylâbi)
- دشت سیلابی‎ (dašt-e seylâbi)

Descendants

→ Armenian: սելավ (selav), սելափ (selapʿ)
→ Azerbaijani: selab, selaf
→ Bengali: সয়লাব (śoẏlab)
→ Hindi: सैलाब (sailāb)
→ Ottoman Turkish: سیلاب‎ (seylab)

References

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

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (seylâb).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɛː.lɑːb/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /sɛː.lɑːb/

Noun

سَیلاب • (selāb) m (Hindi spelling सैलाब)

flood, torrent, deluge, inundation

References

“سیلاب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“سیلاب”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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