طيلسان

العربية

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طيلسان

/tˤaj.la.saːn/
/tˤaj.li.saːn/

Where it comes from

Already in Medieval times understood as an early borrowing of Persian تالشان (tâlešân, “robe”) believed to derive from the region or people name تالش (tâleš, “Talysh”) which itself appears as طَيْلَسَان (ṭaylasān) and الطَيْلَسَان (aṭ-ṭaylasān).

noun طَيْلَسان · طَيْلِسَان · ṭaylasān · ṭaylisān · طَيَالِس · طَيَالِسَة

a rectangular coverlet worn over the shoulders, corresponding to the tallit of the Jews and the pallium of the Romans

In English

tallit Jewish prayer shawl

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MLA

"طيلسان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

طيلسان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86

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"طيلسان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {طيلسان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}