ابریشم
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Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Persian (ʾp̄lyšwm,ʾp̄lyšm /abrēšom/, “silk”), from Proto-Iranian *upawraišamah. Compare Luri ۏریشںم (örişəm) and Old Armenian loanword ապրիշում (aprišum, “silk”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): ,
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): ,
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | aḇrēšam, aḇrēšum |
| Dari reading? | abrēšam, abrēšum |
| Iranian reading? | abrišam, abrišom |
| Tajik reading? | abrešim |
Noun
| Dari | ابریشم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | абрешим |
ابریشم • (abrišam, abrišom)
Derived terms
- ابریشمبافی (abrišam-bâfi)
- ابریشمی (abrišami)
- ابریشمین (abrišamin)
- راه ابریشم (râh-e abrišam)
- کرم ابریشم (kerm-e abrišam)
Descendants
- → Arabic: أبريسم (ʔabrīsam, ʔabrīsim), إبريسم (ʔibrīsam, ʔibrīsim)
- → Bengali: রেশম (reśom)
- → Hindustani:
- → Khalaj: bêşimi
- → Old Georgian: აბრეშუმი (abrešumi) (or from the Middle Persian ancestor)
- → Ottoman Turkish: ابرشیم (ibrişim)
- → Sylheti: ꠞꠦꠡꠝ (reśom)
- → Udi: абришӏум (abriš:um)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “abrēšom”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 4