طيلسان

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ط ل س (ṭ-l-s)

Already in Medieval times understood as an early borrowing of Persian تالشان (tâlešân, “robe”) believed to derive from the region or people name تالش (tâleš, “Talysh”) which itself appears as طَيْلَسَان (ṭaylasān) and الطَيْلَسَان (aṭ-ṭaylasān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaj.la.saːn/, /tˤaj.li.saːn/

Noun

طَيْلَسان or طَيْلِسَان • (ṭaylasān or ṭaylisān) m (plural طَيَالِس (ṭayālis) or طَيَالِسَة (ṭayālisa))

1. a rectangular coverlet worn over the shoulders, corresponding to the tallit of the Jews and the pallium of the Romans

Declension

Declension of noun طَيْلَسان (ṭaylasān)‎; طَيْلِسَان (ṭaylisān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَيْلَسان‎; طَيْلِسَان ṭaylasān‎; ṭaylisān	الطَّيْلَسان‎; الطَّيْلِسَان aṭ-ṭaylasān‎; aṭ-ṭaylisān	طَيْلَسان‎; طَيْلِسَان ṭaylasān‎; ṭaylisān
Nominative	طَيْلَسانٌ‎; طَيْلِسَانٌ ṭaylasānun‎; ṭaylisānun	الطَّيْلَسانُ‎; الطَّيْلِسَانُ aṭ-ṭaylasānu‎; aṭ-ṭaylisānu	طَيْلَسانُ‎; طَيْلِسَانُ ṭaylasānu‎; ṭaylisānu
Accusative	طَيْلَسانًا‎; طَيْلِسَانًا ṭaylasānan‎; ṭaylisānan	الطَّيْلَسانَ‎; الطَّيْلِسَانَ aṭ-ṭaylasāna‎; aṭ-ṭaylisāna	طَيْلَسانَ‎; طَيْلِسَانَ ṭaylasāna‎; ṭaylisāna
Genitive	طَيْلَسانٍ‎; طَيْلِسَانٍ ṭaylasānin‎; ṭaylisānin	الطَّيْلَسانِ‎; الطَّيْلِسَانِ aṭ-ṭaylasāni‎; aṭ-ṭaylisāni	طَيْلَسانِ‎; طَيْلِسَانِ ṭaylasāni‎; ṭaylisāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَيْلَسانَيْن‎; طَيْلِسَانَيْن ṭaylasānayn‎; ṭaylisānayn	الطَّيْلَسانَيْن‎; الطَّيْلِسَانَيْن aṭ-ṭaylasānayn‎; aṭ-ṭaylisānayn	طَيْلَسانَيْ‎; طَيْلِسَانَيْ ṭaylasānay‎; ṭaylisānay
Nominative	طَيْلَسانَانِ‎; طَيْلِسَانَانِ ṭaylasānāni‎; ṭaylisānāni	الطَّيْلَسانَانِ‎; الطَّيْلِسَانَانِ aṭ-ṭaylasānāni‎; aṭ-ṭaylisānāni	طَيْلَسانَا‎; طَيْلِسَانَا ṭaylasānā‎; ṭaylisānā
Accusative	طَيْلَسانَيْنِ‎; طَيْلِسَانَيْنِ ṭaylasānayni‎; ṭaylisānayni	الطَّيْلَسانَيْنِ‎; الطَّيْلِسَانَيْنِ aṭ-ṭaylasānayni‎; aṭ-ṭaylisānayni	طَيْلَسانَيْ‎; طَيْلِسَانَيْ ṭaylasānay‎; ṭaylisānay
Genitive	طَيْلَسانَيْنِ‎; طَيْلِسَانَيْنِ ṭaylasānayni‎; ṭaylisānayni	الطَّيْلَسانَيْنِ‎; الطَّيْلِسَانَيْنِ aṭ-ṭaylasānayni‎; aṭ-ṭaylisānayni	طَيْلَسانَيْ‎; طَيْلِسَانَيْ ṭaylasānay‎; ṭaylisānay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَيَالِس‎; طَيَالِسَة ṭayālis‎; ṭayālisa	الطَّيَالِس‎; الطَّيَالِسَة aṭ-ṭayālis‎; aṭ-ṭayālisa	طَيَالِس‎; طَيَالِسَة ṭayālis‎; ṭayālisat
Nominative	طَيَالِسُ‎; طَيَالِسَةٌ ṭayālisu‎; ṭayālisatun	الطَّيَالِسُ‎; الطَّيَالِسَةُ aṭ-ṭayālisu‎; aṭ-ṭayālisatu	طَيَالِسُ‎; طَيَالِسَةُ ṭayālisu‎; ṭayālisatu
Accusative	طَيَالِسَ‎; طَيَالِسَةً ṭayālisa‎; ṭayālisatan	الطَّيَالِسَ‎; الطَّيَالِسَةَ aṭ-ṭayālisa‎; aṭ-ṭayālisata	طَيَالِسَ‎; طَيَالِسَةَ ṭayālisa‎; ṭayālisata
Genitive	طَيَالِسَ‎; طَيَالِسَةٍ ṭayālisa‎; ṭayālisatin	الطَّيَالِسِ‎; الطَّيَالِسَةِ aṭ-ṭayālisi‎; aṭ-ṭayālisati	طَيَالِسِ‎; طَيَالِسَةِ ṭayālisi‎; ṭayālisati

References

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