اسبه
Persian
editEtymology
editFrom Parthian 𐫙𐫘𐫛𐫃 (ʿspg /ispag/) from West Iranian *spaka "dog-like, relating to dogs" (compare Old Median σπάκα, Northern Kurdish se, seg, and Old Armenian ասպակ (aspak, “dog”), a borrowing from Median), from Proto-Iranian *cwā́ (compare Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬁 (spā)), Pashto سپی (spëy)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwā́ (compare Sanskrit श्वन् (śvā́)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔis.ˈba]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔes.bé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔis.bǽ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | isba |
Dari reading? | isba |
Iranian reading? | esbe |
Tajik reading? | isba |
Noun
editاسبه • (esbe) (plural اسبهها (esbe-hâ))
References
edit- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “اسبه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
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- Persian terms derived from Parthian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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