آبله

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄l̄k' /⁠ābilag⁠/, “blister”).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.bɪ.lǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.bɪ.lǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.bɪ.lǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.bi.lǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.be.lé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.bi.lǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	āḇila
Dari reading?	ābila
Iranian reading?	âbele
Tajik reading?	obila

Noun

آبله • (âbele)

1. smallpox
2. (archaic) blister, pimple

   Synonyms: جوش (juš), تاول (tâvel)

Further reading

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