چله

Persian

Etymology 1

From (čil / čel, “forty”), from (čihil / čehel, “forty”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃil.ˈla/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪl.lǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪl.lǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰil.lǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰel.lé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰil.lǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	čilla
Dari reading^?	čilla
Iranian reading^?	čelle
Tajik reading^?	čilla

Noun

چله • (čilla / čelle) (plural چله‌ها (čilla-hā / čelle-hâ), Tajik spelling чилла)

a period of time (especially one of forty days)
fortieth (day of something)
peak, climax
solstice
1. midwinter
2. midsummer

Derived terms

شب چله (šab-i čilla / šab-e čelle)
چلهٔ تابستان (čilla-yi tābistān / čelle-ye tâbestân)
چلهٔ زمستان (čilla-yi zimistān / čelle-ye zemestân)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: çillə
→ Uzbek: chilla
→ Kyrgyz: чилде (cilde)
→ Kazakh: шілде (şılde)

Etymology 2

From (čal, “strip”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa.ˈla/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰä.lǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰä.lǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰä.lǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰæ.lé]
- (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰe.lé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰä.lǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	čala
Dari reading^?	čala
Iranian reading^?	čale
Tajik reading^?	čala

Noun

چله • (čala / čale) (plural چله‌ها (čala-hā / čale-hâ), Tajik spelling чала)