پل

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See also: بل and تل

Baluchi

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Etymology

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Compare Hindustani फूल (phūl) / پھول (phūl), Persian گُل (gol).

Noun

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پل (pull)

  1. flower

Pashto

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Pathan *pal (foot), from an ancestral Middle Iranian form *pál,[1] from Proto-Iranian *pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́das, thematicized form of *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Noun

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پل (pal)

  1. footprint
  2. step

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Persian پل (pol), from Proto-Iranian *pr̥tuš.

Noun

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پل (pul)

  1. bridge

References

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  1. ^ Julian Kreidl (2021) “Lambdacism and the development of Old Iranian *t in Pashto”, in Iran and the Caucasus

Persian

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بازتاب سی و سه پل در آب
Si-o-Se Bridge reflected in the water

Etymology

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From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭫𐭩 (puhl, bridge), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (crossing) (compare English ford, German Furt, and Latin portus).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? pul
Dari reading? pul
Iranian reading? pol
Tajik reading? pul

Noun

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Dari پل
Iranian Persian
Tajik пул

پُل (pol) (plural پل‌ها (pol-hâ))

  1. bridge
  2. (music, lutherie) sound post

Descendants

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  • Bengali: পুল (pul)
  • Romani: phurt

Further reading

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Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian پل (pul).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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پُل (pulm (Hindi spelling पुल)

  1. bridge
  2. causeway

Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit पल (pala).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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پَل (palm (Hindi spelling पल)

  1. moment (24 seconds)