Persian

Alternative forms

• دولبند

Noun

دلبند • ‎(dolband)

1. (archaic) turban
2. (archaic) diadem
3. (archaic) hat

Synonyms

• (turban): دستار ‎(dastâr) (archaic), عمامه ‎('ammâme)
• (diadem): تاج ‎(tâj), دیهیم ‎(deyhim)

Descendants

• > Ottoman Turkish: دلبند ‎(dülbend), [script needed] ‎(tülbend)
  • Turkish: tülbent
  • > Dutch: tulp, tulband
  • > English: tulip, turban
  • > French: turban
    • > Turkish: türban
  • > Italian: turbante
  • > Russian: тюрба́н ‎(tjurbán)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دلبند”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Etymology 2

From دل ‎(del, “heart”) + بند ‎(band-), بستن ‎(badtan). See also دل بستن ‎(del bastan, “to love”).

Adjective

دلبند • ‎(delband)

1. beloved