لالا

Khalaj

Noun

لالا (lâla) (definite accusative لالاݧ, plural لالالار)

1. Arabic spelling of lâla (“brother”)

Declension

Declension of لالا

	singular	plural
nominative	لالا	لالالار
genitive	لالاݧ	لالالارؽݧ
dative	لالاقا	لالالارقا
definite accusative	لالاݧ	لالالارؽ
locative	لالاچا	لالالارچا
ablative	لالادا	لالالاردا
instrumental	لالالا	لالالارلا
equative	لالاوارا	لالالاروارا

Malay

Noun

لالا (plural لالا-لالا or لالا۲, informal 1st possessive لالاکو, 2nd possessive لالامو, 3rd possessive لالاڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of lala

Persian

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lɑː.lɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lɑː.lɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [lɑː.lɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [lɔː.lɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [lɒː.lɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [lɔ.lɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	lālā
Dari reading?	lālā
Iranian reading?	lâlâ
Tajik reading?	lolo

Etymology 1

Sound-symbolic; compare English lullaby, lull.

Noun

لالا • (lâlâ)

1. (childish) sleep

Interjection

لالا • (lâlâ)

1. Used to hush a baby to sleep.

Derived terms

• لالایی (lâlâyi, “lullaby”)

Etymology 2

A nursery word probably originally referring to brothers; compare Baluchi لالا (lálá, “brother”), Pashto لالا (lālā, term used to address an elder brother), Punjabi لالا (lālā, term used to address an elder brother).

Noun

لالا • (lâlâ)

1. (archaic) tutor; especially, tutor of royal princes or other noble children
2. (colloquial Dari) elder brother

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: lələ
• → Hindustani:

  Urdu: لالا (lālā)

• → Khalaj: lâla
• → Ottoman Turkish: لالا (lâlâ)
  • Turkish: lala
• → Ushojo: لالا

Ushojo

Etymology

From Dari لالا (lālā).

Noun

لالا (lālā)

1. older brother, elder brother