جلوه

جلوه

See also: جلوہ‎ and حلوة‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

This may be a merger of Arabic جَلْوَة‎ (jalwa, “formal unveiling of a new bride”) and جِلْوَة‎ (jilwa, “a gift given to the unveiled bride”), or dictionaries may have failed to preserve the pronunciation difference. The bride-related senses were long obsolete by the 19th century.

Noun

جلوه • (cilve)

1. the formal unveiling of a bride in her new husband's presence
2. the gift from the husband to the new bride
3. coquetry
4. splendor, luster, glory, effulgence

Descendants

• Turkish: cilve

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “cilve”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “جلوه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 672

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic جِلْوَة‎‎ (jilwa).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒelˈve]

Noun

جلوه • (jelve) (plural جلوه‌ها‎ (jelve-hâ))

1. splendor, luster, glory, effulgence

Descendants

• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: जलवा (jalvā)
  • Urdu: جلوہ‎ (jalva)
• → Ottoman Turkish: جلوه‎ (cilve)
  • Turkish: cilve