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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