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Etymology

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From Middle Persian 𐫃𐫗𐫇𐫖 (gnwm /⁠gannum⁠/), (in book Pahlavi 𐭤𐭢 (Hg /⁠gan(d)um⁠/)) from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian.

Compare Parthian 𐫃𐫗𐫅𐫇𐫖 (gndwm /⁠gandum⁠/), Sogdian 𐼲𐼻𐽂𐼺 (γntm /⁠γandam⁠/), Northern Luri گںنم (gənem), Northern Kurdish genim, Pashto غنم (ǧanëm), Talysh گندم (qandım), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀 (gaṇtuma), 𐬔𐬀𐬥𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀 (gantuma), Sanskrit गोधूम (godhūma).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? gandum
Dari reading? gandum
Iranian reading? gandom
Tajik reading? gandum
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

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Dari گندم
Iranian Persian
Tajik гандум

گندم (gandom)

  1. wheat

Descendants

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  • Malay: gandum
  • Urdu: گندم (gandum)

Southwestern Fars

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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گندم (gandom)

  1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv) wheat