Central Kurdish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Iranian *spácati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spáćati, from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-.

Interjection edit

Northern Kurdish spas

سپاس (spas)

  1. thanks, thank you

Noun edit

سپاس (spas)

  1. thanks
  2. gratitude

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Persian [script needed] (spʾs /⁠spās⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *spácati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spáćati, from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-; see there for cognates.

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? sipās
Dari reading? sipās
Iranian reading? sepâs
Tajik reading? sipos

Noun edit

سپاس (sepâs)

  1. thanks
  2. gratitude

Interjection edit

سپاس (sepâs!)

  1. thanks

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: सिपास (sipās)
    • Urdu: سپاس (sipās)
  • Ottoman Turkish: سپاس (sipâs)

Urdu edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سپاس (supāsm (Hindi spelling सुपास)

  1. security
  2. preservation
  3. safety

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian سپاس (sipās).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سپاس (sipāsm (Hindi spelling सिपास)

  1. thanks
  2. gratitude
  3. praise