سیال

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَيَّال (sayyāl).

Noun

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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

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سیال (sayyâl)

  1. fluid
    میل جنسی آدمی سیّال است.
    meyl-e jensi-ye âdami sayyâl ast.
    Human sexuality is fluid.

Derived terms

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References

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

Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit शीतकाल (śītakāla).[1] Cognate with Gujarati શિયાળો (śiyāḷo).

Noun

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سیاࣇ (siyāḷm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਆਲ਼)

  1. winter

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śītakāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 723

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سِیال”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz, page 1839
  • ਸਿਆਲ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024