گیاه
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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian (gyʾh /giyāh/, “grass”), from a compound formation related to Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬛𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬎 (gaodāiiu, “grass”, literally “cow-giver”), or that which nourishes the cow, synchronically analyzable as گاو (gâv, “cow”) + دادَن (dâdan, “to give”).[1] Compare with Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫇 (gyʾw /giyāw/, “grass, herbage”), 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫃 (gyʾg /gyāg/, “grass”), Parthian 𐫃𐫇𐫏𐫀𐫇 (gwyʾw /guyāw/, “grass”), Northern Kurdish giya (“grass, herb”), Central Kurdish گِیا (giya), Gurani گیواو (gīwāw), گیاو (giyāw) and Baluchi گیاب (giyáb).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ɡiyāh |
| Dari reading? | ɡiyāh |
| Iranian reading? | ɡiyâh |
| Tajik reading? | ɡiyoh |
Noun
| Dari | گیاه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | гиёҳ |
گیاه • (giyâh) (plural گیاهان (giyâhân) or گیاهها (giyâh-hâ))
Derived terms
- گیاهی (giyâhi)
- گیاهخوار (giyâhxâr)
- گیاهخواری (giyâhxâri)
- گیاهشناس (giyâh-šenâs)
- گیاهشناسی (giyâh-šenâsi)
Descendants
References
- ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 212
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “گیاه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press