مورچه

Persian

مورچه‌ها

Etymology

Diminutive of مور (mur), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mwl /⁠mōr⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *marwíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *marwíš, from Proto-Indo-European *morwi-.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [moːɾ.t͡ʃʰä]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [moːɾ.t͡ʃʰä]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mʊːɾ.t͡ʃʰä]

Readings
Classical reading? mōrča
Dari reading? mōrča
Iranian reading? murče
Tajik reading? mürča

Noun

Dari مورچه
Iranian Persian
Tajik мӯрча

مورچه • (murče) (plural مورچگان (murčegân) or مورچه‌ها (murče-hâ))

  1. ant
  2. hole, trench

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: मोर्चा (morcā)
    Urdu: مورچہ
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮੋਰਚਾ (morcā)
    Shahmukhi script: مورچہ (morcah)

Further reading

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