झिलम

Hindi

Etymology

From झिलमिल (jhilmil, “sparkling, muslin, armour”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱɪ.ləm/, [d͡ʒʱɪ.lɐ̃m]

Noun

झिलम • (jhilam) f (Urdu spelling جھلم)

1. chain-mail attached to helmet hanging over the neck; coat of mail
   • The Holy Bible in the Hindi language -translated from Herbrew‎^[1], volume 2, 1869, page 683

     और उसने धर्म को झिलम की नाईं पहिन लिया...

     aur usne dharm ko jhilam kī nāī̃ pahin liyā...

     And he put on righteousness just as a coat of mail...

Derived terms

• झिलम टोप (jhilam ṭop)