گچ
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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian (gc /gač/, “plaster, gypsum”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒅎𒌓 (IM.BABBAR /gaṣṣu/, “gypsum”). Compare Khotanese (gatsä, “gypsum”), Arabic جص (jaṣṣ, “plaster”), Classical Syriac ܓܨܐ (gaṣṣā, “plaster”) from the same source.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gač |
| Dari reading? | gač |
| Iranian reading? | gač |
| Tajik reading? | gač |
Noun
| Dari | گچ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | гач |
گچ • (gač) (plural گچها (gač-hâ))
- plaster, gypsum, chalk, stucco
- (orthopaedics) plaster cast, orthopaedic cast
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: գաջ (gaǰ)
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “گچ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press