گوسفند
Persian
Alternative forms
- گوسپند (guspand)
Etymology
From Middle Persian KYNA (gōspand, “sheep, small cattle”), from Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊-𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀- (gao-spəṇta-, “beneficent cow”), a compound of 𐬔𐬀𐬊- (gao-, “cow”) + 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta, “holy”), compare گاو (gâv) and سِپَند (sepand).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɡoːs.ˈfanð], [ɡoːs.ˈpanð]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡoːs.fǽn̪d̪], [ɡoːs.pʰǽn̪d̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡoːs.fǽn̪d̪], [ɡoːs.pʰǽn̪d̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡʊːs.fǽn̪d̪̥], [ɡʊːs.pʰǽn̪d̪̥]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡ̥uːs.fǽn̪d̪̥], [ɡ̥uːs.pʰǽn̪d̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡɵs.fǽn̪d̪], [ɡɵs.pʰǽn̪d̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gōsfand, gōspand |
| Dari reading? | gōsfand, gōspand |
| Iranian reading? | gusfand, guspand |
| Tajik reading? | güsfand, güspand |
- (dialectal, Sabzevar) IPA(key): /ɡuːsˈfend/
Noun
| Dari | گوسفند |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | гӯсфанд |
گوسفَند • (gusfand) (plural گوسفندها (gusfand-hâ) or گوسفندان (gusfandân))
See also
- میش (miš)
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