گلیم

Khalaj

Noun

گِلیم (gelîm) (definite accusative گِلیمی, plural گِلیملَر)

  1. Arabic spelling of gelîm (kilim, carpet)

Declension

Declension of گلیم
singular plural
nominative گلیم گلیملَر
genitive گلیمۆݧ گلیملَریݧ
dative گلیمکه گلیملَرکه
definite accusative گلیمۆ گلیملَری
locative گلیمچه گلیملَرچه
ablative گلیمده گلیملَرده
instrumental گلیمله گلیملَرله
equative گلیمواره گلیملَرواره

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to Aramaic גלימא (galīmā, blanket, garment, cloth), both from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, cover, top, covering) derived from καλύπτω (kalúptō, to cover).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? gilēm, gilīm
Dari reading? gilīm
Iranian reading? gelim
Tajik reading? gilem

Noun

Dari گلیم
Iranian Persian
Tajik гилем

گلیم • (gelim) (plural گلیم‌ها)

  1. (archaic) a garment made out of wool
  2. a rug or carpet made out of coarse material, kilim

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: kilim
  • Bashkir: келәм (keləm)
  • Chagatai: گیلام (gylām /⁠giläm⁠/)
    • Uyghur: گىلەم (gilem)
    • Uzbek: gilam
  • Hindustani:
Hindi: गिलीम (gilīm)
Urdu: گلیم (gilīm)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گلیم (gilīm), from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, cover, top, covering) derived from καλύπτω (kalúptō, to cover).

Pronunciation

Noun

گلیم • (gilīmm (Hindi spelling गिलीम)

  1. a garment made out of wool
  2. carpet
  3. rug
  4. blanket