хоб

Tajik

Alternative forms

  • хов (xov)colloquial

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian خْوَاب (xwāb), see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xob/, [χɔb]

Noun

хоб • (xob) (Persian spelling خواب)

  1. sleep
  2. dream
    Synonym: рӯъё (rü'yo)
  3. (uncommon) negligent, careless

Derived terms

adjectives and nouns
  • хобдӯст (xobdüst)
  • хобӣ (xobi)
verbs

Verb

хоб • (xob) (Persian spelling خواب)

  1. inflection of хобидан (xobidan):
    1. present stem
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • хоб on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia tg
  • хоб”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025
  • Jilani, Jon (2009) Tajik-English/English-Tajik practical dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 118