هوو
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From earlier form هبو (habô) from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hbwk' /habōg/) from Proto-Iranian *hapáθniH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH (“co-wife, concubine”) from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥pótnih₂ (“co-wife”), made up from *sm̥- (“together, co-”) + *pótnih₂ (“wife”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬥𐬍 (hapaθnī, “co-wife”), Pashto بن (bën), Northern Kurdish hewî, Central Kurdish ھەوێ (hewê) and Baluchi ہپوک (hapók).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ha.ˈwoː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæ.vúː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hä.vɵ́]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | hawō |
Dari reading? | hawō |
Iranian reading? | havu |
Tajik reading? | havü |
Noun edit
هوو • (havu)