Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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According to Ačaṙean, borrowed from Middle Persian *dileg, on which see Old Armenian դղեակ (dłeak).

Noun

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دَوْلَج (dawlajm (plural دَوَالِج (dawālij))

  1. (obsolete) lair of wild animals, cavern, subterranean dwelling
    Synonym: سَرَب (sarab)

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “Haykakankʻ (Armeniaca)”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 625–626
  • Fīrūzābādī (1834) Al-uqiyānūs al-basīt[1], 2nd edition, volume I, translated from Arabic into Ottoman Turkish by Aḥmad ʻĀṣim, Constantinople, page 400