ارش

Persian

Alternative forms

• رش (raš)
• رشت (rašt) (dialectal, Sistan)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (”ryšn /⁠ārešn⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎴𐎡 (a-r-š-n-i /⁠arašni⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.ˈɾaʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾǽʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾǽʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾǽʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾǽʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.ɹǽʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾǽʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	araš
Dari reading?	araš
Iranian reading?	araš
Tajik reading?	araš

Noun

ارش • (araš)

1. cubit (unit of measurement)

   Synonym: ذراع (zerâ')

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्शस् (arśas).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əɾʃ/

Noun

ارش • (arś) m (Hindi spelling अर्श)

1. (rare) piles, hemorrhoids

   Synonym: بواسير (bavāsīr)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “ارش”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.