کبوتر
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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian (kpwtl), 𐫐𐫁𐫇𐫤𐫡 (kbwtr /kabōtar/, “pigeon”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapáwtas (“pigeon”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): ,
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kaḇōtar, kaḇūtar |
| Dari reading? | kabūtar |
| Iranian reading? | kabutar |
| Tajik reading? | kabütar |
- Rhymes: -ar
Noun
| Dari | کبوتر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | кабӯтар |
کبوتر • (kabutar) (plural کبوترها (kabutar-hâ) or کبوتران (kabutarân))
Synonyms
Related terms
- کبود (kabud)
Descendants
- → Punjabi:
- → Urdu: کَبُوتَر (kabūtar)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kabōtar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian کبوتر (kabūtar, “pigeon; dove”).
Cognate with Baluchi کپوت (kapōt, “pigeon”), Kalasha کوھوو (kohów, “dove”), and Gandhari 𐨐𐨬𐨆𐨡 (kavoda, “pigeon”).
Adjective
کبوتر • (kabūtar)
Noun
کبوتر • (kabūtar) m (Hindi spelling कबूतर)
Declension
| Declension of کبوتر | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | کبوتر (kabūtar) | کبوتر (kabūtar) |
| oblique | کبوتر (kabūtar) | کبوتروں (kabūtarō̃) |
| vocative | کبوتر (kabūtar) | کبوترو (kabūtarō) |
| Declension of کبوتر | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | کبوتر (kabūtar) | کبوتریں (kabūtarẽ) |
| oblique | کبوتر (kabūtar) | کبوتروں (kabūtarõ) |
| vocative | کبوتر (kabūtar) | کبوترو (kabūtaro) |
Derived terms
- کَبُوتری (kabūtarī, “female pigeon; beautiful woman; dancing girl”)
- کَبُوتَر خانَہ (kabūtar-xāna, “dovecote”, literally “dove-house”)
- کَبُوتَر باز (kabūtar-bāz, “pigeon-breeder; lover”)
- کَبُوتَر بازی (kabūtar-bāzī, “pigeon-rearing”)
- خُون کَبُوتَر (xūn-e-kabūtar, “red wine”, literally “dove blood”)
- کَبوتَرِ نامَہ بَر (kabūtar-e-nāma-bar, “carrier pigeon”)
References
- “کبوتر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کبوتر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John Thompson (1884) “کبوتر”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., →ISBN, →OCLC
- “کبوتر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.