آب حیات

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آب حیات (literally “water of life”).

Noun

آب حیات • (ab-ı hayat)

1. elixir of life

Descendants

• Turkish: abıhayat

Persian

Etymology

Ezafe of آب (âb, “water”) +‎ حیات (hayât, “life”), literally “water of life”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.βi ha.jɑːt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.bɪ hä.jɑːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.bɪ hä.jɑːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.bɪ ʔä.jɑːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.bi ʔä.jɔːt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.be hejɒːt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.bi hä.jɔt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	āḇi hayāt
Dari reading?	ābi hayāt
Iranian reading?	âbe heyât
Tajik reading?	obi hayot

Noun

Dari	آب حیات
Iranian Persian
Tajik	оби ҳаёт

آب حیات • (âb-e hayât)

1. Ab-i Hayat, elixir of life

Synonyms

• آب بقا (âb-e baqâ)
• آب زندگانی (âb-e zendegâni)
• آب زندگی (âb-e zendegi)
• آب خضر (âb-e xezr)
• چشمه زندگی (češme-ye zendegi)
• چشمه خضر (češme-ye xezr)
• چشمه کوثر (češme-ye kowsar)
• ماءالحیات (mâ'-ol-hayât)
• اکسیر حیات (eksir-e hayât)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: abi-həyat
• → Bengali: আবে হায়াত (abe haẏat)
• → Ottoman Turkish: آب حیات (ab-ı hayat)
  • Turkish: abıhayat
• → Urdu: آب حیات (āb-e-hayāt)
• → Uzbek: obi-hayot

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آب حیات (āb-i hayāt, literally “water of life”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑːb.e.ɦə.jɑːt̪/
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

آب حیات • (āb-e-hayāt) m (Hindi spelling आब-ए-हयात)

1. elixir of life, aqua vitae

Synonyms

• آب بقا (āb-e-baqā)