زال

See also: رال

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ز و ل (z-w-l).

Verb

زَالَ (zāla) I, non-past يَزُولُ‎ (yazūlu)

  1. (construed with عَن or مِن) to go away, withdraw (from)
  2. (construed with عَن or مِن) to leave, abandon (someone or something)
  3. to disappear
  4. to die down
    عَلَى نِطَاقٍ وَقْتِيٍّ فَلَكِيٍّ، النُّجُومُ مِثْلُ شَمْسِنَا سَتَزُولُ فِي وَقْتٍ قَصِيرٍ.
    ʿalā niṭāqin waqtiyyin falakiyyin, an-nujūmu miṯlu šamsinā satazūlu fī waqtin qaṣīrin.
    On an astronomical time, scale stars like our sun will die down in a short time.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From the root ز ي ل (z-y-l).

Verb

زَالَ (zāla) I, non-past يَزَالُ‎ (yazālu)

  1. (copulative, in the negative) to still do, to still be, to continue, (literally) not to cease [+accusative]
    أَلَا يَزَالُ أَذْكَى شَابٍّ فِي كُلِّ دِمَشْقَ؟ʾalā yazālu ʾaḏkā šābbin fī kulli dimašqa?Is he still the smartest guy in the whole of Damascus?
    لَنْ يَزَالَ طُلَّابُهُ سَعِيدِينَ.lan yazāla ṭullābuhu saʿīdīna.His students will still be happy.
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • مَا بَرِحَ (mā bariḥa)
  • مَا ٱنْفَكَّ (mā nfakka)
  • مَا فَتِئَ (mā fatiʾa)

Persian

Dari Persian زال
Iranian Persian زال
Tajiki Persian Зол (Zol)

Etymology

perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (to grow old, to mature)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɒːl/

Noun

زال (zâl)

  1. albino

Adjective

زال (zâl)

  1. albino
  2. grey-haired
  3. old, oldwoman [1]
    • c. 1280, Saadi :
      چه خوش گفت زالی به فرزند خویش/چو دیدش پلنگ افکن وپیلتن

Proper noun

زال (zâl)

  1. (Iranian mythology), Zal
  2. A male given name, Zal.

References

  1. , Dehkhoda Dictiobary.
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