آب حیات

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آب حیات (literally “water of life”).

Noun

آب حیات • (ab-ı hayat)

  1. elixir of life

Descendants

  • Turkish: abıhayat

Persian

Etymology

Ezafe of آب (âb, “water”) +‎ حیات (hayât, “life”), literally “water of life”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.bɪ hä.jɑ́ːt̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.bɪ ʔä.jɑ́ːt̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.bi ʔä.jɔ́ːt̪]

Readings
Classical reading? ābi hayāt
Dari reading? ābi hayāt
Iranian reading? âbe hayât
Tajik reading? obi hayot

Noun

Dari آب حیات
Iranian Persian
Tajik оби ҳаёт

آب حیات • (âb-e hayât)

  1. Ab-i Hayat, elixir of life
    Synonyms: آب بقا (âb-e baqâ), آب زندگانی (âb-e zendegâni), آب زندگی (âb-e zendegi), آب خضر (âb-e xezr), چشمه زندگی (češme-ye zendegi), چشمه خضر (češme-ye xezr), چشمه کوثر (češme-ye kowsar), ماءالحیات (mâ'-ol-hayât), اکسیر حیات (eksir-e hayât)

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آب حیات (āb-i hayāt, literally “water of life”).

Pronunciation

Noun

آب حیات • (āb-e-hayāt) m (Hindi spelling आब-ए-हयात)

  1. elixir of life, aqua vitae

Synonyms

  • آب بقا (āb-e-baqā)
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