ژبه

Pashto

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Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hiźu̯ā- (compare Persian زوان (zavân), Kurdish ziman, Avestan 𐬵𐬍𐬰𐬏𐬁 (hizvā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), Hindi जीभ (jībh)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Old Prussian insuwis, Russian язык (jazýk), French langue, English tongue).

Pronunciation

• (Kandahari, Kabuli) IPA: /ˈʒəba/

Noun

ژبه • (žëba) f, plural ژبې (žëbe)

1. language
2. (anatomy) tongue
3. word

Derived terms

• ژبه ور (žëbawár)