اسب
Laki
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *Hácwah (compare Northern Kurdish hesp, esp, Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀 (aspa), Persian اسب), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas (compare Sanskrit अश्व (áśva)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.
Persian
Alternative forms
- اَسْپ (asp)
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *h1éḱwos |
From earlier اسپ (asp), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾsp̄ /asp/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa), from Old Median *aspah (compare Old Persian 𐎠𐎿 (asa)), from Proto-Iranian *Hácwah (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀 (aspa), Northern Kurdish hesp, esp, Pashto آس (ās), Ossetian ефс (efs)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas (compare Sanskrit अश्व (áśva)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (compare Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Lithuanian ašva (“mare”), Latin equus).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔasβ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäsb]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäsb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäsb̥]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæsb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäsb]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | asb |
| Dari reading? | asb |
| Iranian reading? | asb |
| Tajik reading? | asb |
Audio (Iran) (file)
Noun
| Dari | اسب, اسپ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | اسب |
| Tajik | асп, асб |
اَسْب • (asb) (plural اسبها (asb-hâ) or اسبان (asbân))
Derived terms
- اَسبی (asbi)
Related terms
- آرِیاسب (âriyâsb)
- اَسپِست (aspest)
- اَسپبُد (aspbod)
See also
| Chess pieces in Persian · مهرههای شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text) | |||||
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| شاه (šâh) | وزیر (vazir) | رخ (rox), قلعه (qal'e) |
فیل (fil) | اسب (asb) | پیاده (piyâde), سرباز (sarbâz) |
Further reading
اسب on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa