سیاه

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See also: سیاہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian سیاه (siyâh).

Adjective

سیاه (siyah)

  1. black
    Synonym: قره (kara)

Descendants

  • Turkish: siyah

Persian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian (sydʾ /⁠syā⁠/, black), from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian *cyaHwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHwás. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀 (siiāuua), Sanskrit श्याव (śyāva), Russian сивый (sivyj, grey), Lithuanian šývas (light grey), Old English hīew (whence English hue).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? siyāh
Dari reading? siyāh
Iranian reading? siyâh
Tajik reading? siyoh
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Adjective

Dari سیاه
Iranian Persian
Tajik сиёҳ

سیاه (siyâh)

  1. black
    Synonym: مشکی (meški)

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

سیاه (siyâh)

  1. dark-skinned
    Synonyms: سیاه‌پوست (siyâh-pust), زنگی (zangi)

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