سیلاب

Persian

Etymology

سیل (seyl) +‎ آب (âb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [saj.ˈlɑːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [seː.lɑ́ːb], [säj.lɑ́ːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [seː.lɑ́ːb], [säj.lɑ́ːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [seː.lɑ́ːb], [säj.lɑ́ːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [seː.lɔ́ːb̥], [säj.lɔ́ːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sej.lɒ́ːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [se.lɔ́b], [säj.lɔ́b]

Readings
Classical reading?	saylāḇ
Dari reading?	sēlāb, saylāb
Iranian reading?	seylâb
Tajik reading?	selob, saylob

Noun

Dari	سیلاب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	селоб, сайлоб

سیلاب • (seylâb)

1. flood, inundation; flooding

   سیلاب رودخانه ― seylâb-e rudxâne ― flooding (of a river)

2. current, torrent

Derived terms

• سیلابی (seylâbi)
  • دشت سیلابی (dašt-e seylâbi)

Descendants

• → Armenian: սելավ (selav), սելափ (selapʿ)
• → Azerbaijani: selab, selaf
• → Bengali: সয়লাব (śoẏlab)
• → Hindi: सैलाब (sailāb)
• → Ottoman Turkish: سیلاب (seylab)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “سیلاب”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سیلاب (saylāb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɛː.lɑːb/

Noun

سَیلاب • (sailāb) m (Hindi spelling सैलाब)

1. flood, torrent, deluge, inundation

References

• “سیلاب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سیلاب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.