ریشه
See also: ريشة
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lyšk' /rēšag/), borrowed from Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (raēša), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”).
Cognate with Baluchi ریشَگ (rīšag, “root”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɾeː.ˈʃa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [reː.ʃǽ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹiː.ʃé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾe.ʃǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | rēša |
| Dari reading? | rēša |
| Iranian reading? | riše |
| Tajik reading? | reša |
Noun
| Dari | ریشه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | реша |
ریشه • (riše) (plural ریشهها)
Derived terms
- تیشه به ریشه زَدَن (tiše be riše zadan)
- رَگ و ریشه (rag-o-riše)
- ریشهشناسی (riše-šenâsi)
- ریشهکَن (riše-kan)
- ریشهکَن کَردَن (riše-kan kardan)
- ریشهیابی (riše-yabi)
Descendants
- → Urdu: ریشہ (reśa)
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ریشه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press