See also: شانہ

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Persian šʾnk' (šānag, comb; pitchfork),[1] from Proto-Iranian *fšā- (to comb), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (to pluck (wool, hair)).[2] Cognate with Khotanese kṣāna- (shoulder), etc.

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? šāna
Dari reading? šāna
Iranian reading? šâne
Tajik reading? šona

Noun edit

Dari شانه
Iranian Persian
Tajik шона

شانه (šâne)

  1. comb
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Of uncertain origin. Bailey derives the root from Proto-Indo-European *psen-, which he takes as a metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *spen-, and links with Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn), as well as with English spoon and spade.[3] Alternatively, from the same origin as Etymology 1.[4]

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? šāna
Dari reading? šāna
Iranian reading? šâne
Tajik reading? šona

Noun edit

Dari شانه
Iranian Persian
Tajik шона

شانه (šâne)

  1. shoulder
    Synonyms: دوش (duš), کتف (ketf)

References edit

  1. ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “šânag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 79
  2. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 86
  3. ^ Bailey, H. W. (1979) Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 67a
  4. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 88