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Persian
Etymology
Etymology is unclear and disputed.[1]
Early attestations
First attested (in any language) in Ḥudūd al-ʿĀlam (c. 982) as بلوج; note that the non-Arabic letter چ (č) was not properly established in the period. Also found in Shāhnāma (c. 1010), where it is clear that this is /balōč/ and not /*balūč/ given that it rhymes with کوچ (kōč, “wandering tribe”).[1]
Further, the word Middle Persian (blwcʾn) in Šahrestānīhā ī Ērānšahr (600s) has been read as /*balōč-ān/ with plural suffix /-ān/. However, the Šahrestānīhā claims that this people existed near Tabaristan on the Caspian coast, which is very far from the Baluch country. (blwcʾn) seems more likely to be /*barōzān/, a settlement actually located in the region.[2]
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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balōč
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| Dari reading?
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balōč
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| Iranian reading?
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baluč
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| Tajik reading?
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baluč
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Noun
بلوچ • (baluč) (plural بلوچها (baluč-hâ) or بلوچان (balučân))
- Baluch, Baloch
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J. Elfenbein (January 1, 2000) “BALUCHISTAN iii. Baluchi Language and Literature”, in Encyclopædia Iranica
- ^ Touraj Daryayee (2002) Šahrestānīhā ī Ērānšahr: A Middle Persian Text on Late Antique Geography, Epic, and History, Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian بلوچ (baloč), or conversely through Chagatai.
Pronunciation
Noun
بَلوچ • (baloc) m (Hindi spelling बलोच)
- an ethnically Baloch person; a speaker of the Balochi language, or bearer of Balochi heritage
Derived terms