خرتوت

Persian

Etymology

خر (xar, donkey; large) + توت (tut, mulberry tree).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xäɾ.t̪ʰúːt̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xäɾ.t̪ʰúːt̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xäɾ.t̪ʰút̪]

Readings
Classical reading? xartūt
Dari reading? xartūt
Iranian reading? xartut
Tajik reading? xartut

Noun

Dari خرتوت
Iranian Persian
Tajik хартут

خرتوت • (xartut)

  1. large mulberry tree
    • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]:
      می‌گفتند قبر هود علیه السلام آنجاست، زیارت وی دریافتم و اندر حظیرهٔ وی درختی خرتوت بود و قبر عزیز نبی علیه السلام آنجا بود، زیارت آن کردم.
      mē-guftand qabr-i hūd alayhi-s-salām ānjā-st, ziyārat-i way daryāftam u andar hazīra-yi way diraxtē xartūt būd u qabr-i azīz-i nabī alayhi-s-salām ānjā būd, ziyārat-i ān kardam.
      They said that the tomb of [the Islamic prophet] Hūd, peace be upon him, was there. I sought to make pilgrimage to it. In the enclosure, there was a large mulberry tree and the honored tomb of the prophet, peace be upon him, was there. I made pilgrimage.
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