Baluchi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰárati.

Verb

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برگ (barag) (past stem برت (burt))

  1. to bear
  2. to carry
  3. to take
  4. to take away

Northern Luri

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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برگ (berg)

  1. mountain

Derived terms

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wlg /⁠warg⁠/, leaf) (whence Early New Persian بلگ (balg)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *warkás ~ *walkás. Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬐𐬀 (varəka), Sanskrit वल्क (valka, bark of a tree).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? barg
Dari reading? barg
Iranian reading? barg
Tajik reading? barg
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

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Dari برگ
Iranian Persian
Tajik барг

برگ (barg) (plural برگ‌ها (barg-hâ))

  1. leaf
  2. sheet
  3. folio
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Descendants

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  • Urdu: برگ (barg)

References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “warg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Southwestern Fars

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Noun

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برگ (borg)

  1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv) eyebrow