فربه
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (farpīh, frapīh), from Old Persian *frapīδwa-, a combination of Proto-Iranian *fra- and *piHtú (“fat, tallow”) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *piHtú.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [faɾ.bih], [faɾ.ba]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæɹ.be]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fäɾ.beʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | farbih, farba |
| Dari reading? | farbeh |
| Iranian reading? | farbe |
| Tajik reading? | farbeh |
Adjective
[edit]فربه • (farbe)
Derived terms
[edit]- فربهی (farbehi, “corpulence”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Azerbaijani: fərbeh
- → Baluchi: فربہ (farbah)
- → Chagatai: فربه
- → Ottoman Turkish: فربه (ferbeh)
- → Urdu: فربہ (farbah)
References
[edit]- Bartholomae, Christian (1904) Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary][1] (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 984
- Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 81 Nr. 365
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1895) Persische Studien [Persian Studies] (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 84 Nr. 813
Categories:
- Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian
- Persian terms derived from Middle Persian
- Persian terms inherited from Old Persian
- Persian terms derived from Old Persian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian adjectives
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