-ule -اول، -اوله -ul, -ulé
Fr.: -ule A suffix meaning "small, little," as in → formula,
→ globule, → module,
capsule, nodule. From Fr. -ule, from L. diminutive suffix -ulus (feminine -ula,
neuter -ulum). Pers. diminutive suffix -ul, ulé, as in:
zangulé, zangul "small bell;"
kutulé, kutul "dwarf;"
golulé, gullé "small ball; bullet;"
maškulé (Torbat Heydariye-yi) "small water-skin;"
kandulé "a small jar for holding grain;"
jâšulé = small donkey (Kurd.);
Ahmadulé = little Ahmad (Kurd.);
rulé = "little child" (Kurd., Tâleši, Borujerdi, Malâyeri,
and other Western dialects of Iran) probably from *ruduleh, cf.
rud "child" (in zâd-o-rud) and Gilaki rey "boy;"
digul (Šuštari), digulé (Qomi) "small casserole,
little pot;"
This suffix occurs also as -ulu, -âlé, and -élé as, e.g., in
kuculu, cangul, panjul,
bozqâlé, dâsqâlé,
kâselé (Farâhâni) "small bowl," and
barfelé (Farâhâni) "little snow."
Examples of use in this dictionary:
disul → formula;
karpul → corpuscle.
See also -al → -al
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