شوی
Persian
Etymology 1
From the same root as شوهر (šawhar / šowhar, “husband”), see there for more.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈʃuːj/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃuːj]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃuːj]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃuj]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šūy |
| Dari reading? | šūy |
| Iranian reading? | šuy |
| Tajik reading? | šuy |
Noun
شوی • (šūy / šuy) (Tajik spelling шуй)
Etymology 2
Akin to Old Armenian շապիկ (šapik), an Iranian borrowing; see there for more.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃa.ˈwiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃä.wiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃæ.viː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃä.vi]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šawī |
| Dari reading? | šawī |
| Iranian reading? | šavi |
| Tajik reading? | šavi |
Noun
شوی • (šawī / šavi) (Tajik spelling шавӣ)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃi.ˈwiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɪ.wiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃe.viː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃi.vi]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šiwī |
| Dari reading? | šiwī |
| Iranian reading? | ševi |
| Tajik reading? | šivi |
Noun
شوی • (šiwī / ševi) (Tajik spelling шивӣ)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃu.ˈweː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃʊ.weː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃo.viː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃu.ve]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šuwē |
| Dari reading? | šuwē |
| Iranian reading? | šovi |
| Tajik reading? | šuve |
Noun
شوی • (šuwē / šovi) (Tajik spelling шуве)
Etymology 5
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈʃoːj/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃoːj]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃuːj]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɵj]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šōy |
| Dari reading? | šōy |
| Iranian reading? | šuy |
| Tajik reading? | šüy |
Verb
شوی • (šōy / šuy) (Tajik spelling шӯй)
- present stem form of شستن (šustan / šostan, “to wash”)
Further reading
- Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “شوی”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 237
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “شوی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul