خیس
Persian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Iranian *haič- (“to pour”), from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to moisten”). Cognate with Sanskrit सेक (seka, “sprinkling; moistening”), Ancient Greek ἰκμᾰ́ς (ikmás, “wetness”), possibly Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (“sea, lake, ocean”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xeːs]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xiːs]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χes]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | xēs |
Dari reading? | xēs |
Iranian reading? | xis |
Tajik reading? | xes |
Adjective
editخیس • (xis) (comparative خیستَر (xis-tar), superlative خیستَرین (xis-tarin))
- wet; soaked; drenched
- Antonym: خشک (xošk, “dry”)
- کفشم خیس شده. ― kafš-am xis šode. ― My shoe has gotten soaked.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 127–128