گودال

Persian

Etymology

From گود (gowd) +‎ ـال (-âl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡaw.ˈdɑːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡäw.d̪ɑ́ːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡäw.d̪ɑ́ːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡäw.d̪ɑ́ːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡäw.d̪ɔ́ːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥ow.d̪ɒ́ːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡäw.d̪ɔ́l]

Readings
Classical reading?	gawdāl
Dari reading?	gawdāl
Iranian reading?	gowdâl
Tajik reading?	gavdol

Noun

گودال • (gowdâl) (plural گودال‌ها (gowdâl-hâ))

1. pit, hollow, depression
   • 2022 January 9, “قصد ترکمنستان برای خاموش کردن گودال 'دروازه جهنم'”, in bbc.com/persian, BBC:

     نحوه ایجاد این گودال در بیابان قره قوم در پرده ای از ابهام قرار دارد.

     nahve-ye ijâd-e in gowdâl dar biyâbân-e qare qum dar parde'i az ebhâm qarâr dârad.

     How this pit was created in the Qaraqum Desert is shrouded in mystery.

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “گودال”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim