Persian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From دول (dol, dawl, revolving), borrowed from Arabic د و ر (d-w-r, circling), + بند (band, band, tie),[1] compare دوربند (dorband, band, belt). Cognate with Northern Kurdish dorbend (frame).

Noun edit

دولبند (dolband)[2][3]

  1. (archaic) turban, sash of a turban
    Synonyms: دستار (dastâr), عمامه ('ammâme), بست (bast), ساره (sâra)
  2. (archaic) diadem
    Synonyms: تاج (tâj), دیهیم (deyhim)
  3. (archaic) hat

Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: دلبند (dülbend) (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  1. ^ Nourai, Ali (2011) “Bhendh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages
  2. ^ The template Template:R:fa:DPAE does not use the parameter(s):
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    Johnson, Francis (1852) “دولبند”, in A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English, London: Wm. H. Allen and Co., page 58
  3. ^ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “دولبند”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul