See also: سیاہ

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Persian سیاه (siyâh).

Adjective

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سیاه (siyah)

  1. black
    Synonym: قره (kara)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: siyah

Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (sydʾ /⁠syā⁠/, black), from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian *cyaHwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHwás. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀 (siiāuua), Sanskrit श्याव (śyāva), Russian сивый (sivyj, grey), Lithuanian šývas (light grey), Old English hīew (whence English hue).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? siyāh
Dari reading? siyāh
Iranian reading? siyâh
Tajik reading? siyoh
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Adjective

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Dari سیاه
Iranian Persian
Tajik сиёҳ

سیاه (siyâh)

  1. black
    Synonym: مشکی (meški)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Noun

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سیاه (siyâh)

  1. dark-skinned
    Synonyms: سیاه‌پوست (siyâh-pust), زنگی (zangi)

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