پله

See also: بله and بلة

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (plk(y) /⁠pillag⁠/), from Proto-Iranian [Term?], ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to walk, step”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [pil.la], [pal.la]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɪl.lä], [pʰäl.lä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɪl.lä], [pʰäl.lä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰɪl.lä], [pʰäl.lä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰil.lä], [pʰäl.lä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰel.le]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰil.lä], [pʰäl.lä]

Readings
Classical reading?	pilla, palla
Dari reading?	pilla, palla
Iranian reading?	pelle
Tajik reading?	pilla, palla

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Noun

پله • (pelle) (plural پله‌ها (pelle-hâ) or پلکان (pellekân) or پلگان (pellegân))

1. a stair, step
2. scale
3. round of a ladder
4. (figuratively) stage, degree
5. (Dari) popcorn

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: pillə
• → Georgian: ფილა (pila)

Via the plural پلکان:

• → Armenian: փիլաքյան (pʻilakʻyan)
• → Azerbaijani: pilləkən
• → Georgian: ფილაქანი (pilakani)
• → Khalaj: pilləkân