غو
Arabic
editNoun
editغُو • (ḡū) m
- go (“board game”)
Declension
editPashto
editPronunciation
editNoun
editغو • (ğo) m (plural غو)
References
edit- Raverty, H. G. (1867) “غو”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate
- Pashto-English Dictionary 2015 Qamsona.com
Persian
editEtymology
editProbably from a derivative of Proto-Iranian *gáwbati (“to speak, call”), or otherwise onomatopoeic.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɣaw]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qow]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʁäw]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ğaw |
| Dari reading? | ğaw |
| Iranian reading? | ğow |
| Tajik reading? | ġav |
Noun
edit| Dari | غو |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ғав |
Derived terms
edit- غوغا (ğavğâ)
References
edit- ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) “*gaub-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 233
- ^ Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “غو”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[1] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 623b
- ^ Wolff, Fritz (1935) Glossar zu Firdosis Schahname[2] (in German), Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, page 600b