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سیلاب

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Persian

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Etymology

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From سیل (seyl) +‎ آب (âb).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? saylāḇ
Dari reading? sēlāb, saylāb
Iranian reading? seylâb
Tajik reading? selob, saylob

Noun

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Dari سیلاب
Iranian Persian
Tajik селоб, сайлоб

سیلاب (seylâb)

  1. flood, inundation; flooding
    سیلاب رودخانهseylâb-e rudxâneflooding (of a river)
  2. current, torrent

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سیلاب (saylāb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سَیلاب (sailābm (Hindi spelling सैलाब)

  1. flood, torrent, deluge, inundation

References

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  • سیلاب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • سیلاب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.