زوبین
Persian
Alternative forms
- ژوبین (žubin), ژوپین (župin)
Etymology
A wanderwort of unclear origin: compare Ancient Greek σιβύνη (sibúnē, “hunting spear”), Classical Syriac ܣܘܒܝܢܝܬܐ pl (sōḇīnyāṯā, “spears”), Aramaic סוֹפִינָא (sōp̄īnā, “spear-tip”), Old Armenian սուին (suin, “spear”), Middle Georgian ზუფი (zupi, “javelin”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [zoː.βiːn]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zoː.biːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zoː.biːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zu.bin]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zuː.biːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zɵ.bin]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | zōḇīn |
| Dari reading? | zōbīn |
| Iranian reading? | zubin |
| Tajik reading? | zübin |
See also
- نیزه (nize, “spear”)
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