اسفنج
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic إِسْفَنْج (ʔisfanj), from Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔis.ˈfand͡ʒ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔes.fǽnd͡ʒ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔis.fǽnd͡ʒ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | isfanj |
Dari reading? | isfanj |
Iranian reading? | esfanj |
Tajik reading? | isfanj |
Noun edit
اسفنج • (esfanj) (plural اسفنجها (esfanj-hâ))
Derived terms edit
- سنگ اسپنگ (sang-e espang, “cystolith”) (in Burhān-i-Qāṭiʿ.[1])
Descendants edit
References edit
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسفَنج (isfanj), from Arabic إِسْفَنْج (ʔisfanj), from Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).
Noun edit
اِسْفَنْجْ • (isfanj) m (Hindi spelling इस्फ़ंज)
- sponge
- a yeast dumpling.