بازو
Khowar edit
Etymology edit
From Urdu بازو (bāzū), from Classical Persian بازو (bāzū).
Noun edit
بازو (bazú)
- the arm
References edit
- Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2005) “بازو”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio, Chicago: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago.
Pashto edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
بازو • (bāzú) m
Declension edit
declension of بازو
Synonyms edit
- (arm) مټ
References edit
- Raverty, H. G. (1867) “بازو”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
- باهو (bâhu)
Etymology edit
From Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (“arm”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬰𐬬𐬋 (bāzvō), Khotanese bāysū, Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu) and Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pêkhus, “forearm”). Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [bɑː.ˈzuː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bɒː.zúː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bɔ.zú]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | bāzū |
Dari reading? | bāzū |
Iranian reading? | bâzu |
Tajik reading? | bozu |
Noun edit
Dari | بازو |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | бозу |
بازو • (bâzu) (plural بازوها (bâzu-hâ) or بازوان (bâzovân))
Descendants edit
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian بازو (bāzū). Doublet of بانہہ (bāṉh).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bɑː.zuː/
Audio (PK) (file) - Rhymes: -uː
Noun edit
بازُو • (bāzū) m (Hindi spelling बाज़ू)
- (anatomy) arm
- اس کے بازو پر ایک نشان ہے۔ ― He has a scar on his arm.
- (anatomy) wing of a bird, etc.
- (military) flank of an army
- (figuratively) supporter or companion
- side of a framework or a door, doorpost
- sleeve of a garment
Further reading edit
- “بازو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “بازو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “بازو”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John Thompson (1884) “بازو”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., →ISBN, →OCLC
Ushojo edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
بازو (bāzū)