شترمرغ
Persian
Alternative forms
- اُشْتُرْمُرْغ (oštormorġ)
Etymology
Compound of شُتُرْ (šotor, “camel”) + مُرْغ (morġ, “bird”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃu.tuɾ.ˈmuɾɣ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃʊ.t̪ʰʊɾ.mʊ́ɾɣ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃo.t̪ʰoɹ.móɹɢ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃu.t̪ʰuɾ.múɾʁ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šuturmúrġ |
| Dari reading? | šuturmurġ |
| Iranian reading? | šotormorġ |
| Tajik reading? | šuturmurġ |
Noun
| Dari | شترمرغ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | шутурмурғ |
شُتُرْمُرْغ • (šotormorġ) (plural شترمرغها)
Descendants
- → Classical Syriac: ܐܫܬܘܪܡܘܪܓ (/štwrmwrg/), ܐܫܛܘܪܡܘܪܓ (/ʾšṭwrmwrg/)
- → Pashto: شترمرغ (šotormórǧ)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: शुतुरमुर्ग़ (śuturmurġ)
- Urdu: شُتُرْمُرْغ (śuturmurġ)
- → Middle Armenian: իշտրմուղ (ištrmuġ), իշտռմուղ (ištṙmuġ)
- → Hindi: उष्ट्रपक्षी (uṣṭrapakṣī) (calque)
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਸ਼ੁਤਰ ਮੁਰਗ (śutar murag)
- Shahmukhi script: شترمرغ (śuturmurġ)