زاوش

Persian

Alternative forms

زَاوُوشْ (zâvuš)

Etymology

Derived from Avestan 𐬛𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬱 (dyaoš), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús), Hittite 𒅆𒍑 (Sius).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zɑː.ˈwuʃ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɑː.wʊ́ʃ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɑː.wʊ́ʃ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zɔː.wúʃ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zɒː.vóʃ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zɔ.vúʃ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zāwuš
Dari reading^?	zāwuš
Iranian reading^?	zâvoš
Tajik reading^?	zovuš

Noun

زَاوُشْ • (zâvoš)

from the sky, heavenly

Proper noun

زَاوُشْ • (zâvoš)

(astronomy) Jupiter
Synonyms: ژوپیتر (župiter), مشتری (moštari), برجیس (berjis), اورمزد (urmazd)
(Greek mythology) Zeus
Synonym: زئوس (ze'ws)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.