جیغ

Persian

Alternative forms

چیق (čīq / čiġ), چیغ (čīġ / čiġ)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːɣ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiːɣ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiːɣ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiɣ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiːɢ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiʁ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	jīġ
Dari reading^?	jīġ
Iranian reading^?	jiġ
Tajik reading^?	jiġ

Noun

جیغ • (jīġ / jiġ)

yell, shout, holler
scream, shriek

Derived terms

جیغ زدن (jīġ zadan / jiġ zadan)
جیغ و ویغ (jīġ u wīġ / jiġ o viġ)

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: चीख़ (cīx), चीख (cīkh)

Urdu: چِیخ (cīx)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਚੀਖ਼ (cīx), ਚੀਖ (cīkh)

Shahmukhi script: چِیخ (cīx)
→ Sylheti: ꠌꠤꠇ (sik)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “جیغ”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 576
Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “چیغ”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “جیغ”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 382