دوال

Arabic

Noun

دَوَالٍ • (dawālin) pl

1. plural indefinite of دَالِيَة (dāliya)

Noun

دَوَالّ • (dawāll) pl

1. plural of دَالَّة (dālla)

Persian

Etymology

From earlier دوبال (dō-bāl), from دو (dō, “two”) +‎ بال (bāl, “wing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [du.wɑːl], [da.wɑːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.wɑːl]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æ.vɒːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪u.vɔl]

Readings
Classical reading?	duwāl, dawāl
Dari reading?	duwāl
Iranian reading?	davâl
Tajik reading?	duvol

Noun

دوال • (davâl)

1. strap, thong
   1. bridle-rein
   2. stirrup leather
2. hide, skin of a beast
3. membrane of a musical instrument
4. make-believe, device

Derived terms

• دواله (dovâle)
• دوالک (dovâlak)

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “دوال”, in New Persian–English dictionary, volume 1, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 862
• Vullers, Johann August (1855) “دوال”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume I, Gießen: J. Ricker, pages 916b–917a
• Wolff, Fritz (1935) Glossar zu Firdosis Schahname‎^[2] (in German), Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, page 401b