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ملول

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Arabic

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Root
م ل ل (m l l)
6 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the passive participle of the verb مَلَّ (malla, to be affected by vexation).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَلُول (malūl) (feminine مَلُولَة (malūla), masculine plural مَلُولُونَ (malūlūna), feminine plural مَلُولَات (malūlāt))

  1. passive participle of مَلَّ (malla)
    1. vexed low-spirited

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: məlul
  • Ottoman Turkish: ملول (melûl)
  • Persian: ملول

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَلُول (malūl).

Adjective

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ملول (melul)

  1. sad, melancholy
  2. worried
  3. annoyed, vexed

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “melûl”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ملول”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1222

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَلُول (malūl).

Adjective

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Dari ملول
Iranian Persian
Tajik малӯл

ملول (malul)

  1. uninterested, jaded.
    • 14th Century, HAfez, Divan-e Hafez.
    • من که ملول گشتمی از نفس فرشتگان
      قال و مقال عالمی می کشم از برای تو.
  2. sad and dispirited.
    • 12th Century, Rumi, Masnavi-e Ma'navi.
    • تا تو تاریک و ملول و تیره‌ای
      دان که با دیو لعین همشیره‌ای.
  3. (Regional dialects) lukewarm, tepid, moderately warm.

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