بلال

See also: تلال

Arabic

Proper noun

بِلَال • (bilāl) m

  1. a male given name

Declension
Declension of noun بِلَال (bilāl)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — بِلَال
bilāl		 —
Nominative — بِلَالٌ
bilālun		 —
Accusative — بِلَالًا
bilālan		 —
Genitive — بِلَالٍ
bilālin		 —

Persian
بلال

Etymology

Borrowed from an Indic language, compare Sanskrit पलाल (palāla, “stalk, straw”) and Hindi पलाल (palāl, “straw”). [1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bä.lɑ́ːl]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bä.lɑ́ːl]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bä.lɔ́ːl̥]

Readings
Classical reading? balāl
Dari reading? balāl
Iranian reading? balâl
Tajik reading? balol

Noun

بلال • (balâl) (plural بلال‌ها (balâl-hâ))

  1. maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)
    Synonyms: جواری (jovâri), ذرت (zorrat)

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 233
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pálāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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