خواه

Persian

Pronunciation

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

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑːʱ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑːj(ː)], [xɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒːʱ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔʱ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xwāh
Dari reading^?	xāh
Iranian reading^?	xâh
Tajik reading^?	xoh

Audio (Iran): (file)

Verb

خواه • (xwāh / xâh) (Tajik spelling хоҳ)

present stem form of (xâstan)

Derived terms

خواهش (xâheš, “request”)

Descendants

→ Urdu: خواہ (xāh, xvāh)
→ Chagatai: خواهلاماق (xʷāhlamaq)
- > Uzbek: xohlamoq (inherited)
→ Kazakh: қалау (qalau)