lâla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lala"

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		لالا

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian لالا (lâlâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːla/

dialectal pronunciations

• (Ahmadabad, Dermanak, Kacha-ye Chahardeh, Varsan) IPA^(key): [lɑːlɑ]
• (Bagh-e Yek, Darestan, Kharrab, Mazraeh-ye Now, Musaabad, Naderabad, Sefidaleh, Seqer Juq, Varsan) IPA^(key): [lɔ̞ːlɑ]
• (Bon Chinar, Hezarabad, Kharrab, Sadabad, Seft) IPA^(key): [lɒːla]
• (Borzabad, Chahak, Mohsenabad, Mujan, Safarabad, Shah Qoli) IPA^(key): [lɒːlɑ]
• (Chahak, Daghan, Kardijan, Khvorakabad, Qarah Su, Zarnusheh) IPA^(key): [lɔ̞ːla]
• (Esfid, Kharrab, Qarah Su, Talkh Ab) IPA^(key): [lɑːla]
• (Feyzabad) IPA^(key): [lɒːlæ̞]
• (Nowdeh, Sarahrud) IPA^(key): [lo̞ːlɑ]
• (Hasanabad, Khaltabad, Sarband, Sefid Ab, Sorkh Deh, Vasheqan) IPA^(key): [lɔ̞ːlɒ]
• (Jerik Aghaj) IPA^(key): [laːlɑ]
• (Mehrzamin, Mushakiyeh) IPA^(key): [laːla]
• (Qorqor, Yengijeh) IPA^(key): [lɒːlæ]
• (Shaneq) IPA^(key): [lɔ̞ːlə]
• (Talkh Ab) IPA^(key): [la(ˑ)la]
• (Varnavaj) IPA^(key): [lɔ̞ːlɔ]

Noun

lâla (definite accusative lâlañ, plural lâlalar)

1. brother

   Synonym: dadâş

Declension

Declension of lâla

	singular	plural
nominative	lâla	lâlalar
genitive	lâlañ	lâlalarııñ
dative	lâlaqa	lâlalarqa
definite accusative	lâlañ	lâlaları
locative	lâlaça	lâlalarça
ablative	lâlada	lâlalarda
instrumental	lâlala	lâlalarla
equative	lâlavâra	lâlalarvâra

Derived terms

• büdük lâla (“older brother”)
• bəççə lâla (“younger brother”)
• köləmə lâla (“younger brother”)
• hərim lâlası (“wife's brother-in-law”)
• kişi lâlası (“husband's brother-in-law”)

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
• Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN
• Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN