See also: أشغال and إشغال

Persian

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Influenced by/irregular shift from āqāl due to Arabic root ش غ ل (š ḡ l)?”

Seemingly related to Classical Persian آقال (āqāl, rubbish), آخال (āxāl, rubbish), but not found in classical sources.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Iranian reading? âšğâl

Noun

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آشغال (âšğâl) (plural آشغال‌ها (âšğâl-hâ))

  1. garbage (any leftover waste or scraps)
    Synonyms: زباله (zobâle), دورریز (durriz), تفاله (tofâle), خاکروبه (xâkrube)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Georgian: აშხალი (ašxali, garbage)Fereydan