سیال

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَيَّال (sayyāl).

Noun

سیال • (sayyâl) (plural سیّالات (sayyâlât))

1. (physics, mechanics) fluid

   مایعات و گازها هر دو سیّالند.

   mâye'ât o gâz-hâ har do sayyâland.

   Both liquids and gasses are fluids.

Adjective

سیال • (sayyâl)

1. fluid

   میل جنسی آدمی سیّال است.

   meyl-e jensi-ye âdami sayyâl ast.

   Human sexuality is fluid.

Derived terms

• مکانیکِ سیّالات (mekânik-e-sayyâlât)

Related terms

• مایع (mâye')
• گاز (gâz)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “سیال”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press