ریواس

Persian

Alternative forms
  • ریباس (ribâs)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (lypʾs /⁠rēbās⁠/, “rhubarb”), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lypʾs /⁠rēbās, rēbāh⁠/), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *(h)rabā́š ~ *(h)rabacáh.

Noun

ریواس • (rivâs)

  1. rhubarb
  • ریواج (rivâj), ریباج (ribâj)
  • ریوند (rivand)

Descendants
  • → Arabic: رِيبَاس (rībās) (see there for further descendants)

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “rēbās”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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