اسپرس

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from French esparcet, esparcette, from Occitan esparceto or Spanish esparceta, possibly related to esparcir (“to scatter”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔis.ˈpiɾs/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.pʰɪ́ɹs]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.pʰɪ́ɹs]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.pʰíɹs]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.pʰéɹs]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.pʰíɹs]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ispirs
Dari reading^?	ispirs
Iranian reading^?	espers
Tajik reading^?	ispirs

Noun

اسپرس • (espers)

sainfoin

Further reading

Parsa, Ahmad (1960) “Medicinal plants and drugs of plant origin in Iran. IV”, in Qualitas Plantarum et Materiae Vegetabiles, volume 7, →DOI, page 85