طلا

See also: طلاء

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *ṭalay-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.lan/

Noun

طَلًا • (ṭalan) m (dual طَلَوَان (ṭalawān), plural أَطْلَاء (ʔaṭlāʔ) or طِلَاء (ṭilāʔ) or طُلِيّ (ṭuliyy))

1. the young of a deer or gazelle
   • a. 622, لَبيد بن ربيعة [Labīd ibn Rabīʿa], معلقة Muʻallaqa, line 7a:

     فَعَلا فُرُوعُ الأيْهُقَانِ وَأطْفَلَتْ * بالجَلهَتين ظِبَاؤهَا ونَعَامُهَا
     والعِينُ ساكِنَةٌ على أطْلائِهَا

     And there sprung shoots of arugula, and in the brinks of a valley the goats and antelopes have youngs, and the large-eyed rest upon their fawns.

Declension

Declension of noun طَلًا (ṭalan)

Singular	singular in ـًا (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَلَا ṭalā	الطَّلَا aṭ-ṭalā	طَلَا ṭalā
Nominative	طَلًا ṭalan	الطَّلَا aṭ-ṭalā	طَلَا ṭalā
Accusative	طَلًا ṭalan	الطَّلَا aṭ-ṭalā	طَلَا ṭalā
Genitive	طَلًا ṭalan	الطَّلَا aṭ-ṭalā	طَلَا ṭalā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَلَوَيْن ṭalawayn	الطَّلَوَيْن aṭ-ṭalawayn	طَلَوَيْ ṭalaway
Nominative	طَلَوَانِ ṭalawāni	الطَّلَوَانِ aṭ-ṭalawāni	طَلَوَا ṭalawā
Accusative	طَلَوَيْنِ ṭalawayni	الطَّلَوَيْنِ aṭ-ṭalawayni	طَلَوَيْ ṭalaway
Genitive	طَلَوَيْنِ ṭalawayni	الطَّلَوَيْنِ aṭ-ṭalawayni	طَلَوَيْ ṭalaway
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَطْلَاء‎; طِلَاء‎; طُلِي ʔaṭlāʔ‎; ṭilāʔ‎; ṭulī	الْأَطْلَاء‎; الطِّلَاء‎; الطُّلِي al-ʔaṭlāʔ‎; aṭ-ṭilāʔ‎; aṭ-ṭulī	أَطْلَاء‎; طِلَاء‎; طُلِي ʔaṭlāʔ‎; ṭilāʔ‎; ṭulī
Nominative	أَطْلَاءٌ‎; طِلَاءٌ‎; طُلِيٌّ ʔaṭlāʔun‎; ṭilāʔun‎; ṭuliyyun	الْأَطْلَاءُ‎; الطِّلَاءُ‎; الطُّلِيُّ al-ʔaṭlāʔu‎; aṭ-ṭilāʔu‎; aṭ-ṭuliyyu	أَطْلَاءُ‎; طِلَاءُ‎; طُلِيُّ ʔaṭlāʔu‎; ṭilāʔu‎; ṭuliyyu
Accusative	أَطْلَاءً‎; طِلَاءً‎; طُلِيًّا ʔaṭlāʔan‎; ṭilāʔan‎; ṭuliyyan	الْأَطْلَاءَ‎; الطِّلَاءَ‎; الطُّلِيَّ al-ʔaṭlāʔa‎; aṭ-ṭilāʔa‎; aṭ-ṭuliyya	أَطْلَاءَ‎; طِلَاءَ‎; طُلِيَّ ʔaṭlāʔa‎; ṭilāʔa‎; ṭuliyya
Genitive	أَطْلَاءٍ‎; طِلَاءٍ‎; طُلِيٍّ ʔaṭlāʔin‎; ṭilāʔin‎; ṭuliyyin	الْأَطْلَاءِ‎; الطِّلَاءِ‎; الطُّلِيِّ al-ʔaṭlāʔi‎; aṭ-ṭilāʔi‎; aṭ-ṭuliyyi	أَطْلَاءِ‎; طِلَاءِ‎; طُلِيِّ ʔaṭlāʔi‎; ṭilāʔi‎; ṭuliyyi

Baluchi

Etymology

From Arabic طِلَاء (ṭilāʔ).

Noun

طلا • (talá, tilá)

1. gold

See also

• زر (zar)

Munji

Noun

طلا (talā)

1. gold

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طِلَاء (ṭilāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ti.lɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɪl.lɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɪl.lɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɪl.lɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰil.lɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.lɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰil.lɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	tilā
Dari reading?	tillā
Iranian reading?	talâ
Tajik reading?	tillo

• Audio (Iran):

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• (Mashhad, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) IPA^(key): /telɒː/

Noun

Dari	طلا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	тилло

طلا • (talâ or telâ or tellâ)

1. gold (metal)

   Synonyms: زر (zar), ذهب (zahab)

Derived terms

• طلاساز (talâsâz, “goldsmith”)
• طلایی (talâyi, “golden”)
• واحد طلا (vâhed-e talâ, “gold standard of currency”)

 

Descendants

• → Georgian: თელა (tela) (chiefly Fereydan)

See also

• برنز (boronz, “bronze”)
• نقره (noqre, “silver”)

 

Further reading

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “طلا”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press