See also: ريشة

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lyšk' /⁠rēšag⁠/), borrowed from Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (raēša), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (root).

Cognate with Baluchi ریشَگ (rīšag, root)

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? rēša
Dari reading? rēša
Iranian reading? riše
Tajik reading? reša

Noun edit

Dari ریشه
Iranian Persian
Tajik реша

ریشه (riše) (plural ریشه‌ها (riše-hâ))

  1. root
  2. base, stem
  3. origin, genesis
  4. stump, stub

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Urdu: ریشہ (reśa)