سیلان

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Persian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic سَيَلَان (sayalān).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? sayalān
Dari reading? sayalān
Iranian reading? seyalân
Tajik reading? sayalon

Noun[edit]

سَیَلان (sayalân)

  1. flow; flux
    Synonym: جریان (jaryân)
  2. flood

Etymology 2[edit]

Ultimately from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? saylān
Dari reading? saylān
Iranian reading? seylân
Tajik reading? saylon

Proper noun[edit]

سیلان (seylân)

  1. Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
    Synonym: سراندیپ (sarândip)
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