آبخوست
Persian
Alternative form
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaːb.ˈxʷast/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑːb.xʊ́st̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒːb.xóst̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔb.χúst̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ābxwast |
| Dari reading? | ābxust |
| Iranian reading? | âbxvast |
| Tajik reading? | obxust |
Noun
آبخوست • (ābxwast / âbxost) (Tajik spelling обхуст)
- island; especially an uninhabitable one
- watermelon
- cucumber
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “آبخوست”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “آبخوست”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul