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پیاله

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See also: بيالة

Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (pygʾl /⁠*paygāl⁠/, cup, goblet), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (to swallow, devour).[1] Compare Mazanderani پیلکا (pilëkā), Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, cup, bowl), Sogdian [script needed] (ptγ'δ, cup), Khotanese [script needed] (phalau, flat dish, bowl).[2]

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? piyāla
Dari reading? piyāla
Iranian reading? piyâle
Tajik reading? piyola

Noun

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پیاله (piyâle) (plural پیاله‌ها (piyâle-hâ))

  1. a glass cup or chalice
  2. beaker

Descendants

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References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “*paygāl”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 67
  1. ^ Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 180
  2. ^ http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/greece-xiii