خیش
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic خَيْش (ḵayš), Persian خیش (xiš).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
خیش • (ḵēš) m (collective, singulative خيشة f (ḵēša))
- gunny sack
- canvas
- Synonym: كانفس (kānfas, kānvas, “canvas (for drawing)”)
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾyš /ēš/, “plough”) (Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (hyš /hēš/)).
Noun edit
خیش • (xiš)
References edit
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “ēš”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press