شوی

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See also: شوى, سوي, سوى, and س و ي

Persian

Etymology 1

From the same root as شوهر (šowhar, husband), see there for more.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? šūy
Dari reading? šūy
Iranian reading? šuy
Tajik reading? šuy

Noun

شوی (šuy)

  1. husband

Etymology 2

Akin to Old Armenian շապիկ (šapik), an Iranian borrowing; see there for more.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? šawī
Dari reading? šawī
Iranian reading? šavi
Tajik reading? šavi

Noun

شوی (šavi)

  1. shirt, shift

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? šiwī
Dari reading? šiwī
Iranian reading? ševi
Tajik reading? šivi

Noun

شوی (ševi)

  1. anise
  2. small vestibule

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? šuwē
Dari reading? šuwē
Iranian reading? šovi
Tajik reading? šuve

Noun

شوی (šovi)

  1. starch, paste, size

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? šōy
Dari reading? šōy
Iranian reading? šuy
Tajik reading? šüy

Verb

شوی (šuy)

  1. present stem form of شستن (šostan, to wash)

Further reading

  • Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “شوی”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 237
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “شوی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul