له

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Russian лях (ljax).

Proper noun

له • (leh)

1. Poland

   Synonym: لهستان (lehistan)

Noun

له • (leh)

1. Pole

   Synonym: لهلی (lehli)

Related terms

• لهلی (lehli)
• لهستان (lehistan)

Descendants

• Turkish: Leh
• → Middle Armenian: լեհ (leh)
  • Armenian: լեհ (leh)

Further reading

• Karapetean, Petros Zēkʻi (1912) “له”, in Mec baṙaran ōsmanerēnē hayerēn, Constantinople: Aršak Karōean, page 715a

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Persian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Sanskrit रस (rasa). The original meaning must have meant "juice".

Noun

له • (lah)

1. (obsolete) wine, must

Derived terms

• لهیدن (lehidan)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

له • (lah)

1. Lech, the forefather of the Lechites, modern Poles and the historical Pomeranians and Polabians.

Related terms

• لهستان (lahestân)
• لهستانی (lahestâni)