ښځه

Pashto

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *stríH-čī, derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stríH (“woman”).[1] Compare Sanskrit स्त्री (strī́).

Pronunciation
  • (Kandahar) IPA(key): /ʂəˈd͡za/
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  • (Northern) IPA(key): /xəˈd͡za/
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  • (Wardak) IPA(key): /ˈçəd͡za/

Noun

ښځه • (x̌əźa) f (plural ښځې (x̌əźe))

  1. woman

Declension
declension of ښځه
singular plural
direct ښځه (x̌əźa) ښځې (x̌əźe)
oblique I ښځې (x̌əźe) ښځو (x̌əźo)
oblique II ښځې (x̌əźe) ښځو (x̌əźo)
vocative ښځې (x̌əźe) ښځو (x̌əźo)

References
  1. Cheung, Johnny (2011) Selected Pashto Problems II. Historical Phonology 1: On Vocalism and Etyma (Iran and the Caucasus)‎, volume 15, numbers 1-2, Brill Academic Publishers, page 183
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