ابرو
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
- برو (baru) (archaic, poetic)
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian [script needed] (blwk' /brūg/), from Proto-Iranian *HbrúHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HbʰrúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰruH-.
Cognates include Northern Kurdish birû, Ossetian ӕрфыг (ærfyg), Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū), Old English brū (English brow), Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrús), Old East Slavic бръвь (brŭvĭ), Proto-Slavic *bry.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔaβ.ˈɾuː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæb.ɹúː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäb.ɾɵ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | aḇrū |
| Dari reading? | abrū |
| Iranian reading? | abru |
| Tajik reading? | abrü |
Noun edit
| Dari | ابرو |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | абрӯ |
ابرو • (abru) (plural ابروها (abru-hâ))
References edit
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “brūg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 20
- Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 76
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian ابرو (abrū)