مندل

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Sauraseni Apabhramsa, from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man.dal/

Noun

مَنْدَل • (mandal) m

1. a form of chiromantic fortunetelling comprising the recital of Qurʾān verses and conjuring into the hand

Declension

Declension of noun مَنْدَل (mandal)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَنْدَل mandal	الْمَنْدَل al-mandal	مَنْدَل mandal
Nominative	مَنْدَلٌ mandalun	الْمَنْدَلُ al-mandalu	مَنْدَلُ mandalu
Accusative	مَنْدَلًا mandalan	الْمَنْدَلَ al-mandala	مَنْدَلَ mandala
Genitive	مَنْدَلٍ mandalin	الْمَنْدَلِ al-mandali	مَنْدَلِ mandali

Further reading

• Behnstedt, Peter (1997) Sprachatlas von Syrien., volume 2: Volkskundliche Texte, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 67 seqq.
• Ben-Shammai, Haggai (2017) “From Rabbinic Homilies to Geonic Doctrincal Exegesis. The Story of the Witch of En Dor as a Test Case”, in Exegetical Crossroads. Understanding Scripture in Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the Pre-Modern Orient, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 185 from 163–198
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “مندل”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 652b
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “مندل”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1228b

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian مندل (mandal), from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala).

Alternative forms

• مندله (mendele)

Noun

مندل • (mendel)

1. a form of chiromantic fortunetelling comprising the recital of Qurʾān verses and conjuring into the hand
2. fuzz on the face of a youngster

Etymology 2

Noun

مندل • (mendal)

1. Alternative form of ماندال (mandal)

Etymology 3

Noun

مندل • (mendil)

1. Alternative spelling of مندیل (mendil)

Persian

Alternative forms

• مندله (mandale)

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [man.dal]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män̪.d̪äl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män̪.d̪äl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [män̪.d̪äl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [män̪.d̪äl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæn̪.d̪æl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [män̪.d̪äl]

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

Noun

مندل • (mandal)

1. the charmed circle of a conjuror
2. a kind of drum

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مندل”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “مندل”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[3] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 1217