وسمه

See also: وسمة and وسمہ

Azerbaijani

Noun

وسمه

  1. Arabic spelling of vəsmə

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَسْمَة (wasma).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? wasma
Dari reading? wasma
Iranian reading? vasme
Tajik reading? vasma

Noun

Dari وسمه
Iranian Persian
Tajik васма

وسمه • (vasme)

  1. woad (plant)
  2. woad, indigo (dye), historically used as an eyebrow dye in Iran, Azerbaijan and South Asia

Descendants

  • → Hindustani:
    Urdu: وَسْمَہ (vasma)
  • → Punjabi:
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