تمثیل

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَمْثِيل (tamṯīl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tam.ˈsiːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäm.síːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäm.síːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäm.síːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäm.síl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæm.síːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäm.síl]

Readings
Classical reading?	tamsīl
Dari reading?	tamsīl
Iranian reading?	tamsil
Tajik reading?	tamsil

Noun

تمثیل • (tamsil)

1. allegory

   Synonym: مثال (mesâl)

Descendants

• → Dhivehi: ތަމްސީލު (tam̊sīlu)
• → Kazakh: тәмсіл (tämsıl)