Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ط ل ي (ṭ-l-y)

From طَلَى (ṭalā, to smear, to paint, to rub in).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tˤi.laːʔ/
  • (file)

Noun edit

طِلَاء (ṭilāʔm (plural أَطْلِيَة (ʔaṭliya)) (normally uncountable)

  1. tar, pitch, paint, liniment, oil, ointment, varnish, plaster, etc. (anything used for smearing, painting, varnishing, anointing, etc.)
  2. syrup, thick beverage or wine
  3. wine, delicious wine
  4. juice of grapes
  5. cooking ashes
  6. pure silver
  7. abuse, revilement, reproach
  8. tether, cord with which the leg of a lamb is tied to a stake

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: tila
  • Ottoman Turkish: طلا (tıla)
  • Persian: طلا (telâ)
  • Urdu: طلا (tilā)

Noun edit

طَلَّاء (ṭallāʔm (plural طَلَّاؤُون (ṭallāʔūn), feminine طَلَّاءَة (ṭallāʔa))

  1. plasterer, painter, overlayer, gilder
  2. a seller of طِلَاء (ṭilāʔ)

Declension edit

Noun edit

طِلَاء (ṭilāʔpl

  1. plural of طَلًا (ṭalan, the young of a gazelle)