بیوه
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (wdpk' = wēwag, “widow”), from Proto-Iranian *HwidáwaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂, a derivative of the root *h₁weydʰh₁- (“to separate”).
Cognates include Baluchi گیوَگ (Gēwag, widow), Northern Kurdish bî, Ossetian и́дӕдз (ídæʒ) (<*widawačī-), Zazaki viyā, Sanskrit विधवा (vidhavā) and Younger Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬜𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (viδauua), English widow, Old Irish fedb, Latin vidua, and Old Church Slavonic въдова (vŭdova).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [beː.ˈwa]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [beː.wǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [beː.wǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [beː.wǽ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [biː.vé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [be.vǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bēwa |
| Dari reading? | bēwa |
| Iranian reading? | bive |
| Tajik reading? | beva |
Noun
| Dari | بیوه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | бева |
بیوه • (bive) (plural بیوهها (bive-hâ) or بیوگان (bivegân))
Derived terms
- بیوه زن (bive-zan) - a widowed woman
- بیوه مرد (bive-mard) - a widowed man
- بیوه سیاه (bive-ye siyâh) - black widow
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