کاهل

See also: كاهل

Persian

Etymology

Derived from Arabic كَهْل (kahl).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kɑː.ˈhil]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.ɦɪ́l]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.jɪ́l]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.jíl̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒː.ɦél̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ.ɦíl]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kāhil
Dari reading^?	kāhil
Iranian reading^?	kâhel
Tajik reading^?	kohil

Adjective

کاهل • (kâhel)

indolent, lazy
Synonym: تنبل (tambal)
(obsolete) middle-aged

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “کاهل”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کاهل”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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