اشک

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See also: اشك, and أشك

Burushaski

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

اشک (iśak)

  1. (anatomy) arm

References

  • Sadaf Munshi (2015) “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project.
  • Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024) “ishak”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

Persian

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Etymology

A suffixed form of Proto-Iranian *Hácru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱru (tear). It may have been borrowed from Parthian 𐫀𐫢𐫐 (ʾšk /⁠ašk⁠/) or some other Iranian language. Doublet of ارس (ars), which was inherited and lacks the suffix. Compare Khotanese (āṣka-), Wakhi yašk.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? ašk
Dari reading? ašk
Iranian reading? ašk
Tajik reading? ašk
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Noun

Dari اَشک
Iranian Persian
Tajik ашк

اشک (ašk) (plural اشک‌ها (ašk-hâ))

  1. tear (from the eye)
    Synonym: (archaic) ارس (ars)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chagatai: اشك (eşk)
  • Gujarati: અશ્ક (aśk)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: अश्क (aśk)
    Urdu: اشک (aśk)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਅਸ਼ਕ (aśak)
    Shahmukhi script: اشک (aśk)
  • Ottoman Turkish: اشك (eşk)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اشک (ašk) from Proto-Iranian *Hácru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱru (tear). Doublet of آنسو (ānso) and اشر.

Pronunciation

Noun

اشک (aśkm (Hindi spelling अश्क)

  1. tears