بازو

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See also: بارو, پارو, and پازو

Khowar

Etymology

From Urdu بازو (bāzū), from Classical Persian بازو (bāzū).

Noun

بازو (bazú)

  1. the arm

References

  • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “بازو”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio‎, second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian بازو (bâzu).

Pronunciation

Noun

بازو • (bāzú) m

  1. (obsolete, rare) arm
  2. a wooden long and rigid object on each of the four sides of a simple cot bed

Declension

declension of بازو
singular plural
direct بازو
(bāzu) 		بازوګان
(bāzugān)
oblique بازو
(bāzu) 		بازوګانو
(bāzugāno)
vocative بازو
(bāzu) 		بازوګانو
(bāzugāno)

Synonyms

References

  • Raverty, H. G. (1867) “بازو”, 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

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (“arm”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬰𐬬𐬋 (bāzvō), Khotanese bāysū, Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu) and Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pêkhus, “forearm”). Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? bāzū
Dari reading? bāzū
Iranian reading? bâzu
Tajik reading? bozu
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

Dari بازو
Iranian Persian
Tajik бозу

بازو • (bâzu) (plural بازوها (bâzu-hâ) or بازوان (bâzovân))

  1. (anatomy) upper arm
  2. (anatomy) arm

Descendants

  • → Bengali: বাজু (baju)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: बाज़ू (bāzū)
    Urdu: بازو (bāzo)
  • → Kannada: ಬಾಜು (bāju)
  • → Malay: baju (see there for further descendants)
  • → Turkish: pazu

Urdu

Urdu Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بازو (bāzū). Doublet of بانہہ (bāṉh).

Pronunciation

Noun

بازُو • (bāzū) m (Hindi spelling बाज़ू)

  1. (anatomy) arm
    اس کے بازو پر ایک نشان ہے۔ ― He has a scar on his arm.
  2. (anatomy) wing of a bird, etc.
  3. (military) flank of an army
  4. (figuratively) supporter or companion
  5. side of a framework or a door, doorpost
  6. sleeve of a garment

Further reading

  • “بازو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “بازو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “بازو”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “بازو”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Pashto بازو (bāzū).

Noun

بازو (bāzū)

  1. charpai (Pakistani-Afghani bed) arms/legs.
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