See also: تلال

Arabic

edit

Proper noun

edit

بِلَال (bilālm

  1. a male given name

Declension

edit

Persian

edit
 
بلال

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from an Indic language, compare Sanskrit पलाल (palāla, stalk, straw) and Hindi पलाल (palāl, straw). [1][2]

Pronunciation

edit
 

Readings
Classical reading? balāl
Dari reading? balāl
Iranian reading? balâl
Tajik reading? balol

Noun

edit

بلال (balâl) (plural بلال‌ها (balâl-hâ))

  1. maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)
    Synonyms: جواری (jovâri), ذرت (zorrat)

References

edit
  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 233
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pálāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press