اسب

From Proto-Iranian *Hácwah (compare Northern Kurdish hesp, esp, Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀 (aspa), Persian اسب), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas (compare Sanskrit अश्व (áśva)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.

اسب (asb)

1. horse

• اَسْپ (asp)

From earlier اسپ (asp), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾsp̄ /⁠asp⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa), from Old Median *aspah (compare Old Persian 𐎠𐎿 (asa)), from Proto-Iranian *Hácwah (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀 (aspa), Northern Kurdish hesp, esp, Pashto آس (ās), Ossetian ефс (efs)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas (compare Sanskrit अश्व (áśva)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (compare Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Lithuanian ašva (“mare”), Latin equus).

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اسب • (asb) (plural اسب‌ها (asb-hâ) or اسبان (asbân))

1. horse
2. (chess) knight

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Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text)
شاه (šâh)	وزیر (vazir), فرزین (farzin)	رخ (rox), قلعه (qal'e)	فیل (fil)	اسب (asb)	پیاده (piyâde), سرباز (sarbâz)

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