ـالو

Persian

Alternative forms

• ـآلو

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [.ʔɑː.ˈluː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔɑː.lúː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔɑː.lúː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [.ʔɑː.lúː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [.ʔɔː.lú]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔɒː.lúː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔɔ.lú]

Readings
Classical reading?
Dari reading?
Iranian reading?
Tajik reading?

• Audio (Iran):

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Suffix

ـالو • (-âlu)

1. Colloquial form of آلود (âlud, “soiled, stained by”)

   ‎خواب (xâb, “sleep”) + ‎ـالو (-âlu) → ‎خوابالو (xâbâlu, “sleepy”)

2. (colloquial) a suffix forming adjectives with an endearing nuance

   ‎پشم (pašm, “wool”) + ‎ـالو (-âlu) → ‎پشمالو (pašmâlu, “fuzzy-wuzzy”)