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Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Persian *kilēd, from Ancient Greek κλείς, κλειδός (kleís, kleidós).

Pronunciation edit

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Readings
Classical reading? kalīḏ, kilīḏ
Dari reading? kalīd, kilīd
Iranian reading? kalid, kelid
Tajik reading? kalid

Noun edit

Dari کلید
Iranian Persian
Tajik калид

کِلید or کَلید (kelid or kalid) (plural کلیدها (kelid-hâ))

  1. key
  2. (music) clef
    کِلیدِ سُلkelid-e soltreble clef
    کِلیدِ فاkelid-e fâbass clef

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: kilid
  • Kazakh: кілт (kılt)
  • Northern Kurdish: kilîd
  • Ottoman Turkish: کلید (kilid)
  • Uzbek: kalit

References edit

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “kilēl”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press