لسپردرک
Persian edit
Etymology edit
According to Henning, borrowed from Sogdian ܕܣܦܪܛܪ (dsprtr /*δaspartar/).
Noun edit
لسپردرک • (laspardar(a)k)
- (obsolete) hand towel, handkerchief
- 9th–10th century, Rudaki, (Please provide the book title or journal name):(Henning reading)
- لب را بلسپردرک بکن پاک از می
- lab-râ ba-laspardarak be-kon pâk az may
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes edit
The reading لسپردرک (laspardarak) is a restoration by Henning. Other possibilities include بسبیدرک, زسپردرک, اسبیدرک, سپردرک.
References edit
- Henning, W. B. (1939) “Sogdian Loan-Words in New Persian”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies[1], volume 10, number 1, page 101