خوشاب
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Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xwašāḇ |
| Dari reading? | xušāb |
| Iranian reading? | xošâb |
| Tajik reading? | xušob |
Etymology 1
From خوش (xoš, “pleasant”) + آب (âb, “water”).
Adjective
| Dari | خوشاب |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | хушоб |
خوشاب • (xošâb)
- glossy; pearly; lustrous
- c. 1260, Amīr Khusraw, “Rubaʿī”, in دیوان امیرخسرو [The Divān of Amīr Khusraw]:
- ایزد که به زلفت شکن و تاب نهاد
در لعل لبت لولوی خوشاب نهاد- ēzad ki ba zolf-at šikan u tāb nihād
dar la'l-i lab-at lūlū-yi xwašāb nihād - The God who placed curls and twirls on your tresses
Placed lustrous pearls on the ruby of your lips.
- ēzad ki ba zolf-at šikan u tāb nihād
Etymology 2
Noun
خوشاب • (xōšâb or xušâb)
- compote (fruit dish)
Descendants
Urdu
Etymology
From خوش (xuś, “sweet”) + آب (āb, “water”), both elements from Persian.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xʊ.ʃɑːb/
- Rhymes: -ɑːb
- Hyphenation: خوش‧آب