مردمگیاه
Persian
Alternative forms
- مردمگیا (mardum-giyā / mardom-giyâ)
- مردمگیا, مردمگیاه (no ZWNJ, no space)
- مردم گیاه, مردم گیا (no ZWNJ, with space)
Etymology
From مردم (mardum / mardom, “people”) + گیاه (giyāh / giyâh, “plant”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /maɾ.dum.ɡi.ˈjaːh/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäɾ.d̪ʊm.ɡi.jɑ́ːʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæɹ.d̪om.ɡʲi.jɒ́ːʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäɾ.d̪um.ɡi.jɔ́ʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mardum-giyāh |
| Dari reading? | mardum-giyāh |
| Iranian reading? | mardom-giyâh |
| Tajik reading? | mardum-giyoh |
Noun
مردمگیاه • (mardum-giyāh / mardom-giyâh)
- (folklore, mythology) A magical herb in Persian tradition, often believed to resemble a human form or to have powers related to love, fate, or charm. Sometimes associated with protective or talismanic uses.
- Synonyms: مهرگیاه (mihrgiyāh / mehrgiyâh), شابیزک (šābīzak / šâbizak), سترنگ (satrang), سگکنک (sag-kanak), (dialectal form) فسگ (fasg)
- در افسانهها، مردمگیاه گیاهی است که شکل انسان و نیروی جادویی دارد.
- dar afsâne-hâ, mardom-giyâh giyâhi ast ke šekl-e ensân va niru-ye jâduyi dârad.
- In legends, mardomgiyâh is a plant shaped like a human with magical power.
Further reading
- مردمگیاه on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مردم گیا”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مردم گیا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim