From Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gōz, “walnut”), from unattested Old Persian *angauza, probably ultimately from Old Iranian *gauza- (“nut”), with the preverb *han-, from Proto-Iranian *gauz- (“to hide, conceal”) (compare Sanskrit गूहति (gū́hati, “to cover, conceal”)), referring to the fact that the edible nut is enclosed in a green outer fruit wall.[1][2] See Old Armenian ընկոյզ (ənkoyz) for more.
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gawz |
| Dari reading? | gawz |
| Iranian reading? | gowz |
| Tajik reading? | gavz |
| Dari | گوز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | гавз |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| bare | گوز (gowz) | گوزها، گوزا△ (gowz-hấ, gowzấ△) |
| definitive direct object | گوز را، گوز رو△ (gowz râ, gowzo△) | گوزها را، گوزا رو△ (gowz-hấ râ, gowzấ ro△) |
| ezâfe | گوز (gowz-e) | گوزهای، گوزای△ (gowz-hấ-ye, gowzấ-ye△) |
| marked indefinite or relative definite |
گوزی (gowz-i) | گوزهایی، گوزایی△ (gowzấn-i, gowz-hấ-i, gowzấi△) |
△ Colloquial.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular (“my”) |
گوزم (gowzam) | گوز‌هایم، گوز‌هام، گوزام△ (gowz-hấyam, gowzấm△) |
| 2nd person singular (“your”) |
گوزت (gowzat, gowzet△) | گوز‌هایت، گوز‌هات، گوزات△ (gowz-hấyat, gowzất△) |
| 3rd person singular (“his, her, its”) |
گوزش (gowzaš, gowzeš△) | گوز‌هایش، گوز‌هاش، گوزاش△ (gowz-hấyaš, gowzấš△) |
| 1st person plural (“our”) |
گوزمان، گوزمون△ (gowzemân, gowzemun△) | گوز‌هایمان، گوز‌هامون، گوزامون△ (gowz-hấyemân, gowzấmun△) |
| 2nd person plural (“your”) |
گوزتان، گوزتون△ (gowzetân, gowzetun△) | گوز‌هایتان، گوز‌هاتون، گوزاتون△ (gowz-hấyetân, gowzấtun△) |
| 3rd person plural (“their”) |
گوزشان، گوزشون△ (gowzešân, gowzešun△) | گوز‌هایشان، گوز‌هاشون، گوزاشون△ (gowz-hấyešân, gowzấšun△) |
△ Colloquial.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person (“I am, we are”) |
گوزم (gowzam) | گوزیم (gowzim) |
| 2nd person (“you are”) |
گوزی (gowzi) | گوزید، گوزین△ (gowzid, gowzin△) |
| 3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”) |
گوز است، گوزه△ (gowz ast, gowze△) | گوزند، گوزن△ (gowzand, gowzan△) |
△ Colloquial.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gōz |
| Dari reading? | gōz |
| Iranian reading? | guz |
| Tajik reading? | güz |
| Dari | گوز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | гӯз |