Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Turkic, from Proto-Turkic *arpa. Compare Azerbaijani arpa.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ārpā
Dari reading? ārpā
Iranian reading? ârpâ
Tajik reading? orpo

Noun

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آرپا (ârpâ)

  1. (rare) barley
    Synonym: جو (jow)