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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian , from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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kašīš
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| Dari reading?
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kašīš
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| Iranian reading?
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kašiš
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| Tajik reading?
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kašiš
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Noun
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کشیش
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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кашиш
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کشیش • (kašiš) (plural کشیشها (kašiš-hâ) or کشیشان (kašišân))
- priest (including Christian priests)
- کشیش ارمنی ― kašiš-e armani ― Armenian priest
- کشیش بودایی ― kašiš-e budâyi ― Buddhist priest
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: كشیش (keşiş)