اسپرس

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from French esparcet, esparcette, from Occitan esparceto or Spanish esparceta, possibly related to esparcir (“to scatter”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔis.ˈpiɾs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.pʰɪ́ɹs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.pʰɪ́ɹs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.pʰɪ́ɹs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.pʰíɹs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.pʰéɹs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.pʰíɹs]

Readings
Classical reading?	ispirs
Dari reading?	ispirs
Iranian reading?	espers
Tajik reading?	ispirs

Noun

اسپرس • (espers)

1. sainfoin

Further reading

• Parsa, Ahmad (1960) “Medicinal plants and drugs of plant origin in Iran. IV”, in Qualitas Plantarum et Materiae Vegetabiles, volume 7, →DOI, page 85