دلبند

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• دولبند (dülbent, tülbent), تولبند (tülbent)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دلبند (dolband).

Noun

دلبند • (dülbent, tülbent)

1. a kind of gauzy cotton used in the production of turbans, cheesecloth

Descendants

• Turkish: tülbent (“muslin, cheesecloth”)

Borrowings

• Dutch: tulband (“turban”) (see there for further descendants)
• Italian: turbante (“turban”) (see there for further descendants)
• New Latin: tulipan, tulipa (“tulip”)
  • → French: tulipe, tulipan (see there for further descendants)

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Persian

Etymology 1

From دل (del, “heart”) + بند (band-), بستن (bastan). See also دل بستن (del bastan, “to love”).

Adjective

دلبند • (delband)

1. beloved

Etymology 2

Noun

دلبند • (dolband)

1. Alternative form of دولبند (dolband, “turban, diadem, hat”)