ریشه

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See also: ريشة

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian (lyšk' /⁠rēšag⁠/), borrowed from Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (raēša), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (root).

Cognate with Baluchi ریشَگ (rīšag, root)

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? rēša
Dari reading? rēša
Iranian reading? riše
Tajik reading? reša

Noun

Dari ریشه
Iranian Persian
Tajik реша

ریشه (riše) (plural ریشه‌ها (riše-hâ))

  1. root
  2. base, stem
  3. origin, genesis
  4. stump, stub

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Urdu: ریشہ (reśa)