گندم

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐫃𐫗𐫇𐫖 (gnwm /⁠gannum⁠/), (in book Pahlavi 𐭤𐭢 (Hg /⁠gan(d)um⁠/)) from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian.

Compare Parthian 𐫃𐫗𐫅𐫇𐫖 (gndwm /⁠gandum⁠/), Sogdian 𐼲𐼻𐽂𐼺 (γntm /⁠γandam⁠/), Northern Luri گںنم (gənem), Northern Kurdish genim, Pashto غنم (ǧanëm), Talysh گندم (qandım), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀 (gaṇtuma), 𐬔𐬀𐬥𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀 (gantuma), Sanskrit गोधूम (godhūma).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡän̪.d̪ʊ́m]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡän̪.d̪ʊ́m]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡän̪.d̪úm]

Readings
Classical reading? gandum
Dari reading? gandum
Iranian reading? gandom
Tajik reading? gandum
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Noun

Dari گندم
Iranian Persian
Tajik гандум

گندم • (gandom)

  1. wheat

Descendants

  • Malay: gandum
  • Urdu: گندم (gandum)

Southwestern Fars

Alternative forms

Noun

گندم (gandom)

  1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv) wheat
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