جولا

Persian

جولا

Etymology

From Classical Persian جولا (jōlâ). Replaced by Arabic عَنْكَبُوت (ʕankabūt) in Iranian Persian.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒoː.lɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒoː.lɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒoː.lɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒoː.lɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒʊː.lɔː]

Readings
Classical reading?	jōlā
Dari reading?	jōlā

Noun

Dari	جولا
Iranian Persian	عنکبوت
Tajik	анкабӯт, тортанак

جولا • (julâ, jôlâ) (plural جولاها (julâ, jôlâ-hâ))

1. (chiefly Dari; elsewhere dialectal) spider
2. (obsolete) weaver

Alternative forms

• جوله (jôla, jula), جولاه (jōlâh, julâh), جولاهه (jōlâha, julâha), جولاگک (jōlâgak, julâgak), جلاه (jolâh)

Derived terms

• جولاهک (julâhak)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “جولا”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Ushojo

Etymology

From Dari جولا (jōlā).

Noun

جولا (jōlā)

1. spider

   Synonym: گھنگاپور (ghaṅgāpōr)

2. cotton gin