آله

See also: أله, اله, إله, and آلة

Persian

Alternative forms

• اله (aluh), آلوه (âlōh), الوه (alōh), له (luh), اوله (awluh)

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlwh /⁠āluh⁠/, “eagle”) (Manichaean Middle Persian [Manichaean needed] (ʾʾlwf /⁠āluf⁠/)). Compare Gilaki الوغ (aluğ), Mazanderani اله (alle), Northern Kurdish eylo / êlo, Central Kurdish ھەڵۆ (hello) and Bakhtiari آلو (âlō), as well as արծուի (arcui).

From Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s, from *h₂erǵ- (“white, glittering”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬟𐬌𐬌𐬀 (ər^əzifiia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ˈluh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lʊ́ʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lʊ́ʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lʊ́]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.lú]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.lóʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.lɵ́ʰ]

Readings
Classical reading?	āluh
Dari reading?	āloh
Iranian reading?	âloh
Tajik reading?	oluh

Noun

Dari	آله
Iranian Persian
Tajik	олуҳ

آله • (âloh)

1. (rare) eagle

   Synonyms: عقاب ('uqâb), دال (dâl)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “اله”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “āluh”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.la]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.lä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.le]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.lä]

Readings
Classical reading?	āla
Dari reading?	āla
Iranian reading?	âle
Tajik reading?	ola

Noun

آله • (âla)

1. Alternative form of آلت