زه

See also: زهٔ and ره

Gilaki

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (zh’l /⁠zahār⁠/, “womb”), [script needed] (zhk’wmnd /⁠zahagōmand⁠/, “pregnant”).

Noun

زه (zƏ)

foetus

Etymology 2

alternative form of (zƏy)

Noun

زه (zeh, ze)

olive

Pashto

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ajám, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zə/

Pronoun

زه • (zə)

I

Persian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭩𐭧 (zyḥ /⁠zīh⁠/). Cognate with Avestan 𐬲𐬌𐬌𐬁 (žiiā, “bow-string”) , Ancient Greek βιός (biós, “bow-string, tendon”), Old Church Slavonic жила (žila), Lithuanian gýsla, Old Armenian ջիլ (ǰil) and Sanskrit ज्या (jyā́).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈzih/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ze̞ʱ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɪ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zi]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zeʱ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zeʱ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zih
Dari reading^?	zeh
Iranian reading^?	zeh
Tajik reading^?	zeh

Noun


Iranian Persian	زه
Dari	زه
Tajik	зеҳ

زه • (zeh)

string (of a musical stringed instrument)
bowstring

Derived terms

زه تابیدن (zeh tâbîdan)
زه زدن (zeh zadan)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”). Compare Avestan 𐬰𐬄𐬚𐬀 (ząθa, “birth”), Sanskrit ज (ja, “son of, birth”), Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos, “procreation”).

Pronunciation 1

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈzah/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäʱ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæʱ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäʱ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zah
Dari reading^?	zah
Iranian reading^?	zah
Tajik reading^?	zah

Verb

زه • (zah)

present stem of (zahidan, rare form of (zâyidan, “to give birth”)).

Pronunciation 2

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈzah/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ze̞ʱ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɪ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zi]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zeʱ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zeʱ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zah
Dari reading^?	zeh
Iranian reading^?	zeh
Tajik reading^?	zeh

Noun

زه • (zeh)

(archaic) childbirth
Synonym: زایمان (zâymân)
(obsolete) offspring; child

Derived terms

درد زه (dard-e zeh)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Middle Persian *zah, attested in [script needed] (zhʾpk' /⁠zahābag⁠/, “spring, source”). Compare also [script needed] (zhʾk' /⁠zahā⁠/, “depth”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈzah/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäʱ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæʱ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäʱ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zah
Dari reading^?	zah
Iranian reading^?	zah
Tajik reading^?	zah

Noun

زه • (zah)

(archaic) spring of water; water source

Derived terms

زهاب (zahâb, “spring, source”)
زهکشی (zahkeši, “water drainage”)