کاهل

See also: كاهل

Persian

Etymology

Derived from Arabic كَهْل (kahl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kaː.ˈhil/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.ɦɪ́l]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.ɦɪ́l]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.jɪ́l]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.jíl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒː.ɦél̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ.ɦíl]

Readings
Classical reading?	kāhil
Dari reading?	kāhil
Iranian reading?	kâhel
Tajik reading?	kohil

Adjective

کاهل • (kāhil / kâhel) (Tajik spelling коҳил)

1. (literary or in compounds) indolent, lazy

   Synonym: تنبل (tambal)

2. (obsolete) middle-aged

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “کاهل”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “کاهل”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.