اوباش
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَوْبَاش (ʔawbāš), plural of وَبَش (wabaš).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaw.ˈbaːʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.bɑ́ːʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔow.bɒ́ːʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.bɔ́ʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | awbāš |
| Dari reading? | awbāš |
| Iranian reading? | owbâš |
| Tajik reading? | avboš |
Noun
اوباش • (owbâš)
- (collective) thugs, miscreants, street gangsters
Usage notes
- In modern Iran, usually used as a fixed phrase اراذل و اوباش (arâzel o owbâš).
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “اوباش”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim