سه

See also: شه

Gilaki

Numeral

سه (se,su)

  1. three

Mazanderani

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *cáywaH

Noun

سه (se)

  1. apple

Numeral

سه (se)

  1. three

Persian

Etymology 1

    From Middle Persian [script needed] (sh /⁠sih⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏂 (ç /⁠çi-⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

    Indo European cognates include Avestan 𐬚𐬭𐬌- (θri-), Northern Kurdish , Pashto درې (dre), Sanskrit त्रि (tri), Greek τρεις (treis), Italian tre, English three, Latin trēs, French trois, Spanish tres, etc. False cognate of Korean (se).

    Dari سه
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik се

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? sih
    Dari reading? seh, sē
    Iranian reading? se
    Tajik reading? se
    • Audio (Iran):(file)

    Numeral

    Persian numbers (edit)
    30
     ←  2 ۳
    3
    4  → 
        Cardinal: سه (se)
        Ordinal: سوم (sevom)

    سه • (se or seh) (Persian numeral ۳)

    1. three
      Synonym: ۳ (3)

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    سه • (sah)

    1. (dialectal, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) alternative form of سیاه (siyâh, black)

    See also