اخم
Persian
Etymology
Attested late; first attestation may be Mullā Tughrā (died 1667). From a suffixed form of Proto-Iranian *ák- (“bad”), related to Proto-Indo-European *ákas (“bad”).[1] Compare Avestan 𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬌 (axti, “pain, suffering”) and Sanskrit अक (aka, “pain”).
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäxm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæxm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäχm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | axm |
| Iranian reading? | axm |
| Tajik reading? | axm |
Noun
| Dari | اخم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ахм |
اخم • (axm)
Derived terms
- اخمالو (axmâlu)
- اخمو (axmu)
References
- ^ Herzenberg, L. G. (2011) “Studies in Persian Etymology I”, in Acta Linguistica Petropolitana[1], volume 7, number 1, pages 201–224