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From Persian روسپی (ruspi).

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روسپی (ruspi, rospi, rospu)

  1. prostitute, harlot, hooker, whore

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  • Turkish: orospu

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (lwspyk' /⁠rōspīg⁠/, whore), equivalent to رو (ru, face) + سپید (sapēd, white, clear, bright).

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Dari روسپی
Iranian Persian
Tajik рӯспӣ, рӯсбӣ

روسپی (ruspi) (plural روسپیان (ruspiyân) or روسپی‌ها (ruspi-hâ))

  1. prostitute, harlot, whore, courtesan

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