ماهیچه

Persian

Etymology

From ماهی (mâhi, “fish”) +‎ ـچه (če, “diminutive suffix”), literally “little fish”. Compare Central Kurdish ماسوولکە (masûlke).

Compare typologically Latin musculus (“muscle”, literally “little mouse”) (whence English muscle).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.ɦiː.t͡ʃʰä]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑː.jiː.t͡ʃʰä]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔː.ji.t͡ʃʰä]

Readings
Classical reading? māhīča
Dari reading? māhīča
Iranian reading? mâhiče
Tajik reading? mohiča

Noun

ماهیچه • (mâhiče) (plural ماهیچه‌ها (mâhiče-hâ))

  1. (anatomy) muscle
    Synonyms: موشک (mušak), عضله (azale)

Derived terms

  • ماهیچه‌ای (mâhiče-i)

See also

  • عضلانی ('azolâni)
  • عضلاتی ('azolâti)
  • عضله ('azole)
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