جیغ

Persian

Alternative forms

• چِیقْ, چِیغْ

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiːɣ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiːɣ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiːɣ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiːɣ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiɣ]

Readings
Classical reading?	jīğ
Dari reading?	jīğ

Noun

جِیغ • (jīğ) (Dari or archaic)

1. a yell
2. a scream

Derived terms

• جیغ زدن (jīğ zadan)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: चीख़ (cīx)

  Urdu: چِیخ