ژاله

See also: ژالہ

Persian

ژاله

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰelh₂d- (“ice”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʒɑː.ˈla]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʒɑː.lǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʒɑː.lǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʒɑː.lǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʒɔː.lǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʒɒː.lé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʒɔ.lǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	žāla
Dari reading?	žāla
Iranian reading?	žâle
Tajik reading?	žola

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	ژاله
Iranian Persian
Tajik	жола

ژاله • (žâle)

1. hoarfrost
2. dew

Noun

Dari	ژاله
Iranian Persian	تگرگ
Tajik	жола,тагарг

1. (Dari) hail

Synonyms

• (dew): بژم (bažm), شبنم (šabnam)
• (hail): تگرگ (tagarg)

Derived terms

• ژاله باریدن (žâle bâridan)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: ઝાલા (jhālā)
• → Turkish: jale
• → Urdu: ژالہ (žāla)

Proper noun

Dari	ژاله
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Жола

ژاله • (žâle)

1. a female given name, Jaleh or Zhaleh