لایه

Persian

Etymology

Likely related to (âlây-, “(originally) to smear; (modern) to stain, to pollute”), which is from Proto-Iranian *dauH- (“to smear; to rub”).^[1] Compare Sogdian δʾw (“plastering”). The word is not common in classical texts. Unrelated to English layer.

Pronunciation

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

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [lɒː.jé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [lɔ.jǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	lāya
Dari reading^?	lāya
Iranian reading^?	lâye
Tajik reading^?	loya

Noun

لایه • (lâye) (plural لایه‌ها (lâye-hâ))

layer
― pârče-ye do lâye ― double-layered fabric
(obsolete) adhesive mud; sediment

Derived terms

لایه لایه (lâye lâye)

References

^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 69

[1] Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 69

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